Ângelo Torres

Ângelo Torres (born 14 April 1968) is an actor, film director and screenwriter. Born in the Spanish Guinea to Portuguese São Tomé and Príncipe parents, he is a Portuguese national. He is best known for the roles in the films Kunta, Hay Road and Magnetick Pathways.

Personal life He was born on 14 April 1968 in Equatorial Guinea. His parents were São Toméans and Torres has 24 brothers, though only three are from the same father and mother. At the age of six, he left Equatorial Guinea and moved to Cuba, where he studied engineering until the age of 21. After seven years in Cuba, he moved to Portugal to study at a Polytechnic institute in Lisbon. Later, he made his acting debut in the production Por ser preto.

He is married to a Galician–speaking Spanish woman and the couple has one daughter, Mar. Later in the same year, he won the same award for same film at 18th Festival Caminhos do Cinema Português.

Filmography Year Film Role Genre Ref. 1987 Duma Vez por Todas Film 1991 O Café do Ambriz TV mini-series Por Mares Nunca Dantes Navegados TV series 1992 Xavier Worker Film Mauser TV movie 1993 Encontros imperfeitos Car washer Film O Miradouro da Lua Film 1994 Sozinhos em Casa TV series 1995 Foreign Land Angolano 1 Film 1996 Novacek Eduardo TV series A Mulher do Sr. Ministro Punjabi TV series Polícias Jerónimo TV series Pensão Estrela Mario TV series 1997 A Tempestade da Terra Ningo Film Estado de Sítio Video short 1998 Ora Viva! Cocuana TV series Ilunga Film 1999 O Fura-Vidas TV series Jornalistas Immigrant TV series 2000 Among Us Pedro Short film A Noiva TV movie Black & White Short film 2001 Querido Professor TV series 2002 88 Officer Vitor TV movie Sociedade Anónima Guarda Antunes TV series La mort est rousse Madousso TV movie My Voice Yano Film Storia di guerra e d'amicizia Film Almirante Reis Policeman Short film 2003 Preto E Branco Pascoal Film Volpone Castrato TV movie 2004 Tudo Isto é Fado Amadeu, the crook Film The Murmuring Coast Hotel Clerk Film 2005 Hi! Am Erica Jimmy Film 2008 A Ilha dos Escravos João Film Surface Short film Casos da Vida Mauro TV series Rebelde Way Adérito TV series Liberdade 21 Dr. Eduardo TV series 2009 O Último Condenado à Morte Baltazar Film Equador Libério TV mini-series Vamos Ouvir TV series 2010 Conta-me Como Foi Padre Luís TV series 2011 Laços de Sangue TV series O Bar do Ti-Chico Kudebenguela TV movie Nha Fala Film 2012 Hay Road Américo Film Amareloazulpretoamarelo Adult Lucas Short film 2013 Maternidade Abel Cassamá TV series Bobô Tio Film A Mãe do Senhor Ministro Dos Santos TV series The Thorn of the Rose Policia Film Estranhamento Paquete Short film 2014 Fortunato: D'aqui até São Torcato Short film 2015 Ornamento e Crime Arão Film 2016 A Pedra Doctor Short film 2017 A Única Mulher Norberto Venâncio TV series A Ilha dos Cães Pera D'Aço Film Damned Summer Xamã Film Ouro Verde Padre Sebastião TV series O Fim da Inocência Mário Film 2018 A Herdeira Calu TV series Gabriel Valdo Film Magnetick Pathways João Lobo Film 2019 Para Além da Memória Mecenas Film Prisioneira Henrique Drummond Film 2020 The Last Bath Edgar Film 2022 Nayola The Boy Film TBD Já Te Disse Que Te Amo? André Short film