
Raul Augusto de Almeida Solnado (19 October 1929, Lisbon - 8 August 2009) was a popular Portuguese actor and comedian. He was born in Lisbon's Madragoa neighborhood, and first appeared on stage there. In his long career, he developed many comic pieces that have become classics. His humour was, at the time (especially considering Portugal was still under the dictatorial Salazar regime), both unexpected and fresh. It included a lot of nonsense, and stories making fun of daily life. He often played an ingenuous poor man, whose life was neither good or bad. Solnado hosted Portugal's first talk show, in 1969, alongside Carlos Cruz and Fialho Gouveia. The show, called Zip Zip is still considered a landmark in the history of Portuguese television. He died on 8 August 2009 of heart disease.

Requiem

O Milionário

O Bobo

América

Dom Roberto

Balada da Praia dos Cães

O Tarzan do 5º Esquerdo

Duke

Aqui D'El Rei!

Call Girl

Martes y trece

As Pupilas do Senhor Reitor

Sangue Toureiro

Aventuras d'um Detetive Português

Façam o Favor de Ser Felizes

Facas e Anjos

A Garça e a Serpente

O Noivo das Caldas

Perdeu-se um Marido

Zona+

Já Está

Joaquim Letria

Parabéns

Ajuste de Contas

Meu Querido Avô

Ilha dos Amores

A Banqueira do Povo

Lá em Casa Tudo Bem

História do Cinema Português

As Divinas Comédias