An iconic actor and stage director in Portugal, Luís Miguel Cintra was born in Madrid, in 1949. His connection to theater began in 1968, at the Faculty of Letters Theater Group, when he was studying Romance Philology at the University of Lisbon. From 1970 to 1972, he attended the Acting Technical Course, in the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, thanks to a scholarship from the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation. When he returned to Portugal, he founded, along with Jorge Silva Melo, the Teatro da Cornucópia Company, in 1973, where he directed plays by some of the great names in theater, including Aeschylus, Sophocles, Shakespeare, Brecht, Beckett, Strindberg, and many others, almost always participating as an actor in the plays he directed. At the same time, until the 80s, he was a theater critic for O Tempo e o Modo magazine and he managed the Seara Nova Theater Collection, from Estampa publishing house, and the Theater Collection, from Ulmeiro publishing house. As a reader, Luís Miguel Cintra recorded complete readings of Viagens na Minha Terra, by Almeida Garrett and Amor de Perdição, by Camilo Castelo Branco, as well as poems by Pessoa, Sophia de Mello Breyner, Camões, Antero de Quental and Ruy Belo. In 1987, Cintra made his debut as an opera stage director, with L'Enfant et les Sortilèges, by Ravel and Dido and Aeneas, by Purcell, at the Teatro Nacional de S. Carlos. In the following years, he directed operas by Mozart, Haydn, Cherubini, among others. He worked with the Teatro Nacional de S. Carlos Choir and the Gulbenkian Choir, as a reader, in recitals by authors such as Schubert, Liszt, Sati and Poulenc. In 1984, he entered the Venice Biennial Theater Festival with his group and in 1988 he directed the show La Mort du Prince et Autres Fragments, by Fernando Pessoa, for the Avignon Festival. Later, he kept on presenting plays in Italy, France, Spain and. Belgium In addition to the theater, Luís Miguel Cintra began his career in cinema early, making his debut in a short film by João César Monteiro. From that point until now, he worked in over 70 films, with directors like the aforementioned João César Monteiro, Paulo Rocha, Manoel de Oliveira, Joaquim Pinto, João Botelho, Teresa Villaverde, Pedro Costa and the American John Malkovich. His many awards include two Bordalo da Casa da Imprensa Awards for Best Acting in Film (1995) and Best Acting in Theater (1997), two Globos de Ouro for Theater Personality of the Year (1999) and Best Theater Actor (2003), the Coimbra University Award and the Pessoa Prize, both in 2005. The LEFFEST will pay tribute to Luís Miguel Cintra’s work as an actor, through a selection of films he starred in; and as a stage director, showing recordings of some of the plays, followed by discussions with the audience and several actors he worked with.
An iconic actor and stage director in Portugal, Luís Miguel Cintra was born in Madrid, in 1949. His connection to theater began in 1968, at the Faculty of Letters Theater Group, when he was studying Romance Philology at the University of Lisbon. From 1970 to 1972, he attended the Acting Technical Course, in the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, thanks to a scholarship from the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation. When he returned to Portugal, he founded, along with Jorge Silva Melo, the Teatro da Cornucópia Company, in 1973, where he directed plays by some of the great names in theater, including Aeschylus, Sophocles, Shakespeare, Brecht, Beckett, Strindberg, and many others, almost always participating as an actor in the plays he directed. At the same time, until the 80s, he was a theater critic for O Tempo e o Modo magazine and he managed the Seara Nova Theater Collection, from Estampa publishing house, and the Theater Collection, from Ulmeiro publishing house. As a reader, Luís Miguel Cintra recorded complete readings of Viagens na Minha Terra, by Almeida Garrett and Amor de Perdição, by Camilo Castelo Branco, as well as poems by Pessoa, Sophia de Mello Breyner, Camões, Antero de Quental and Ruy Belo. In 1987, Cintra made his debut as an opera stage director, with L'Enfant et les Sortilèges, by Ravel and Dido and Aeneas, by Purcell, at the Teatro Nacional de S. Carlos. In the following years, he directed operas by Mozart, Haydn, Cherubini, among others. He worked with the Teatro Nacional de S. Carlos Choir and the Gulbenkian Choir, as a reader, in recitals by authors such as Schubert, Liszt, Sati and Poulenc. In 1984, he entered the Venice Biennial Theater Festival with his group and in 1988 he directed the show La Mort du Prince et Autres Fragments, by Fernando Pessoa, for the Avignon Festival. Later, he kept on presenting plays in Italy, France, Spain and. Belgium In addition to the theater, Luís Miguel Cintra began his career in cinema early, making his debut in a short film by João César Monteiro. From that point until now, he worked in over 70 films, with directors like the aforementioned João César Monteiro, Paulo Rocha, Manoel de Oliveira, Joaquim Pinto, João Botelho, Teresa Villaverde, Pedro Costa and the American John Malkovich. His many awards include two Bordalo da Casa da Imprensa Awards for Best Acting in Film (1995) and Best Acting in Theater (1997), two Globos de Ouro for Theater Personality of the Year (1999) and Best Theater Actor (2003), the Coimbra University Award and the Pessoa Prize, both in 2005. The LEFFEST will pay tribute to Luís Miguel Cintra’s work as an actor, through a selection of films he starred in; and as a stage director, showing recordings of some of the plays, followed by discussions with the audience and several actors he worked with.
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Filmography (Movies)
Memoirs of Teatro da Cornucópia
Character:
Release Date:18/10/2025
The Life of Mirrors
Character:
Release Date:13/07/2025
Arrabalde
Character:Prof. Luís
Release Date:26/09/2024
We Are on Air
Character:Voz
Release Date:25/01/2024
Truth or Dare?
Character:Self
Release Date:12/09/2023
O Filme Feliz :)
Character:
Release Date:15/07/2023
Love Lights
Character:
Release Date:03/08/2022
Pathos
Character:
Release Date:01/12/2021
Pathos Ethos Logos
Character:
Release Date:09/08/2021
Around Rocha’s Table
Character:Self
Release Date:08/08/2021
A Present Light
Character:
Release Date:01/03/2021
War
Character:Cabo Mira
Release Date:22/10/2020
Manuel Casimiro - Pintar a Ideia
Character:Narrador
Release Date:20/12/2018
Rage
Character:Camacho
Release Date:31/10/2018
Anteroom
Character:
Release Date:24/10/2018
Días color naranja
Character:
Release Date:10/11/2016
Correspondences
Character:
Release Date:04/08/2016
The Old Man of Belem
Character:Luís de Camões
Release Date:11/12/2014
Illusion
Character:
Release Date:01/10/2014
The New Testament of Jesus Christ According to John
Character:
Release Date:13/11/2013
If I Were a Thief... I'd Steal
Character:Vitalino
Release Date:10/09/2013
Biette
Character:Self
Release Date:26/06/2013
Second Hand
Character:Henrique Castro Lima
Release Date:19/06/2013
The Enclosure of Time
Character:Louis Canterel
Release Date:24/01/2013
Gebo and the Shadow
Character:Chamico
Release Date:10/09/2012
Demain?
Character:Ruben Dario
Release Date:16/10/2011
The world that was (and that is)
Character:Narrator
Release Date:01/01/2011
The Strange Case of Angelica
Character:Engenheiro
Release Date:29/12/2010
The Sword and the Rose
Character:Rosa 2
Release Date:09/09/2010
Eccentricities of a Blonde-Haired Girl
Character:
Release Date:30/04/2009
O Poeta Doido, o Vitral e a Santa Morta
Character:Narrator
Release Date:21/09/2008
Romance de Vila do Conde
Character:Narrator
Release Date:28/08/2008
From Now On
Character:António
Release Date:01/01/2008
Pas Perdus
Character:(voice)
Release Date:01/01/2008
Christopher Columbus, The Enigma
Character:Diretor Museu Porto Santo
Release Date:06/09/2007
One of Us Cannot Be Wrong
Character:Devil
Release Date:28/02/2007
Carlos de Oliveira: Upon the Left Side
Character:
Release Date:01/01/2007
Magic Mirror
Character:Filipe Quinta
Release Date:09/03/2006
The Fifth Empire
Character:Simão, Sapateiro Santo
Release Date:09/09/2004
The Days When I Don’t Exist
Character:L'oncle
Release Date:08/10/2003
A Talking Picture
Character:Himself
Release Date:31/08/2003
The Dancer Upstairs
Character:Calderón
Release Date:20/09/2002
The Wolf of the West Coast
Character:
Release Date:27/08/2002
The Uncertainty Principle
Character:Daniel Roper
Release Date:17/05/2002
Rending
Character:professor
Release Date:30/11/2001
Word and Utopia
Character:Padre António Vieira (middle age)
Release Date:17/11/2000
The Heart's Root
Character:Catão
Release Date:18/10/2000
Snow White
Character:O Caçador
Release Date:11/10/2000
Moonfish
Character:Dr. João José
Release Date:29/09/2000
Erros Meus
Character:Luís de Camões
Release Date:06/07/2000
April Captains
Character:Brigadeiro Pais
Release Date:21/04/2000
Os 25 Anos do Teatro da Cornucópia
Character:Himself
Release Date:01/01/2000
The Spousals of God
Character:God's Messenger
Release Date:15/10/1999
The Letter
Character:M. da Silva
Release Date:22/09/1999
Inquietude
Character:Son
Release Date:19/05/1998
Transatlantique
Character:Aquilino
Release Date:03/09/1997
The Convent
Character:Baltar
Release Date:06/09/1995
Casa de Lava
Character:Actor convidado
Release Date:10/02/1995
Blind Man's Bluff
Character:Blind Man
Release Date:18/11/1994
Two Brothers, My Sister
Character:Friend at the Apartment
Release Date:04/11/1994
Here on Earth
Character:Miguel
Release Date:09/09/1993
Abraham's Valley
Character:Carlos de Paiva
Release Date:01/09/1993
Zéfiro
Character:Narrator
Release Date:01/08/1993
Villa Mauresque
Character:Tiago
Release Date:07/07/1993
Poor George
Character:Highschool Teacher Luis
Release Date:26/02/1993
Day of Despair
Character:Freitas Fortuna
Release Date:30/10/1992
The Last Dive
Character:Hyperion Extracts Reader (voice)
Release Date:18/09/1992
Alcibíades
Character:Voice
Release Date:01/01/1992
The Divine Comedy
Character:Prophet
Release Date:11/10/1991
No, or the Vain Glory of Command
Character:2nd Lt. Cabrita / Viriato / King John II of Portugal
Release Date:12/10/1990
Blood
Character:The Uncle
Release Date:07/12/1989
Recollections of the Yellow House
Character:Lívio
Release Date:12/10/1989
Where the Sun Beats
Character:Artur (voice)
Release Date:10/09/1989
A Propósito da Bandeira Nacional
Character:Narrator
Release Date:09/12/1988
The Cannibals
Character:Viscount d'Aveleda
Release Date:10/11/1988
Tall Stories
Character:Dr. Fernando
Release Date:11/03/1988
The Jester
Character:Count of Trava
Release Date:31/10/1987
The Mountains of the Moon
Character:João
Release Date:01/09/1987
My Case
Character:L'Intrus
Release Date:25/09/1986
The Satin Slipper
Character:Don Rodrigue
Release Date:08/01/1986
Ninguém Duas Vezes
Character:Carlos
Release Date:24/04/1985
Vertiges
Character:Herbert Ardown
Release Date:09/04/1985
Lisboa Cultural
Character:
Release Date:28/09/1984
Signals of Life
Character:
Release Date:13/04/1984
Gestures and Fragments
Character:Armando (voice)
Release Date:22/02/1983
Island of Loves
Character:Wenceslau de Moraes
Release Date:08/06/1982
Silvestre
Character:Pilgrim / Knight / D. Raimundo
Release Date:06/05/1982
E Não se Pode Exterminá-lo?
Character:Valentin 1
Release Date:01/01/1979
Nem Pássaro Nem Peixe
Character:
Release Date:01/09/1978
O Outro Teatro ou As Coisas Pertencem a Quem as Torna Melhores
Character:
Release Date:01/10/1977
Entremês Famoso Sobre a Pesca no Rio Minho
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1974
A Pousada das Chagas
Character:
Release Date:25/02/1972
Fragments of an Alms-Film
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:01/01/1972
He Goes Long Barefoot That Waits For Dead Men's Shoes
Character:Lívio
Release Date:01/01/1970
Television Appearances
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