Paulo Renato

Paulo Renato (23 October 1924-26 September 1981) was a Portuguese actor. He appeared in numerous plays and films and became very popular in Portugal during the 1950s and 1960s.

Career Born in Lisbon on 23 October 1924, he started his career in 1946, with the theater group Pedro Bom. As a stage actor, his most notable appearance was in the play A Severa (1955), where he starred alongside Amália Rodrigues. He also made cinema — Sol e Toiros (1949), Quando o Mar Galgou a Terra (1954), Os Verdes Anos (1963) e Estrada da Vida (1968) among other films. He appeared in Portuguese and international TV series — such as Ivone a Faz Tudo (1978), Millionen nach Maß (1970) or Le Comte de Monte-Cristo (1980) — and TV shows — like Zip-Zip (1969), where he made some comical sketches with Raul Solnado.

Paulo Renato died on 26 September 1981.