Carlos Quintas
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Carlos Miguel Quintas Martins (born April 9, 1951 in Faro
) is a Portuguese
stage and television actor and singer.
Carlos Quintas turned professional in 1975. Having an acting career simultaneously with being singer until 1982, he then devoted himself exclusively to the theater.
Quintas has appeared in more than 50 plays by many different authors and styles. He worked at Portugal's prestigious Teatro Nacional D. Maria II
and is noted for his appearances in musicals such as Godspell
, Annie
, A Severa
, Amalia
, My Fair Lady
, The Sound of Music
, and West Side Story.
He has also appeared in soap operas and sitcoms for the Portuguese TV, including "A Visita da Cornélia", "E O Resto são Cantigas", "A Festa de Sábado á Noite", "A Festa Continua", "Piano Bar
", "1,2,3", "Sabadabadu
" and "Noite de Reis e "Roda da Sorte". In late 2009, he played the role of Armando del Carlo in the musical La Cage aux Folles by Filipe la Feria
, in Teatro Rivoli in Porto
.
Faro, Portugal
Faro is the southernmost city in Portugal. It is located in the Faro Municipality in southern Portugal. The city proper has 41,934 inhabitants and the entire municipality has 58,305. It is the seat of the Faro District and capital of the Algarve region...
) is a Portuguese
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
stage and television actor and singer.
Carlos Quintas turned professional in 1975. Having an acting career simultaneously with being singer until 1982, he then devoted himself exclusively to the theater.
Quintas has appeared in more than 50 plays by many different authors and styles. He worked at Portugal's prestigious Teatro Nacional D. Maria II
Teatro Nacional D. Maria II
The National Theatre D. Maria II is a theatre in Lisbon, Portugal. The historical theatre is one of the most prestigious Portuguese venues and is located in the Rossio square, in the centre of the city....
and is noted for his appearances in musicals such as Godspell
Godspell
Godspell is a musical by Stephen Schwartz and John-Michael Tebelak. It opened off Broadway on May 17, 1971, and has played in various touring companies and revivals many times since, including a 2011 revival now playing on Broadway...
, Annie
Annie (musical)
Annie is a Broadway musical based upon the popular Harold Gray comic strip Little Orphan Annie, with music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Martin Charnin, and the book by Thomas Meehan. The original Broadway production opened in 1977 and ran for nearly six years with a blonde Annie as the poster...
, A Severa
A Severa
A Severa is a Portuguese 1931 film, directed by Leitão de Barros, famous for being the first Portuguese all-talking sound film, a biopic of the fado singer Maria Severa Onofriana, known as A Severa, based on the novel by Júlio Dantas....
, Amalia
Amalia
Amalia \a-ma-lia\ may refer to:People* Amalia , feminine given name Novel*Amalia is an Argentine novel written by José MarmolFilms and television series:...
, My Fair Lady
My Fair Lady
My Fair Lady is a musical based upon George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion and with book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe...
, The Sound of Music
The Sound of Music
The Sound of Music is a musical by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and a book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. It is based on the memoir of Maria von Trapp, The Story of the Trapp Family Singers...
, and West Side Story.
He has also appeared in soap operas and sitcoms for the Portuguese TV, including "A Visita da Cornélia", "E O Resto são Cantigas", "A Festa de Sábado á Noite", "A Festa Continua", "Piano Bar
Piano bar
A piano bar consists of a piano or electronic keyboard played by a professional musician, located in a cocktail lounge, bar, hotel lobby, office building lobby, restaurant, or on a cruise ship. Usually the pianist receives a small salary plus tips in a jar or basket on or near the piano,...
", "1,2,3", "Sabadabadu
Sabadabadu
Sabadabadu is a 1981 Portuguese comedy television series. It lasted for one season and was produced by Radiotelevisão Portuguesa . Each episode lasted 60 minutes....
" and "Noite de Reis e "Roda da Sorte". In late 2009, he played the role of Armando del Carlo in the musical La Cage aux Folles by Filipe la Feria
Filipe La Féria
Filipe La Féria is a Portuguese theatre director and producer and screenwriter and producer for television.-Career:...
, in Teatro Rivoli in Porto
Porto
Porto , also known as Oporto in English, is the second largest city in Portugal and one of the major urban areas in the Iberian Peninsula. Its administrative limits include a population of 237,559 inhabitants distributed within 15 civil parishes...
.