Ângelo Torres (born 14 April 1968), is a
Portuguese
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actor
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and director of
São Toméan descent. 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
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. 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
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woman and the couple has one daughter, Mar.
Career
His maiden cinema acting came through the film ''A Ilha dos Escravos''. He was elected the Best Secondary Actor of 2012, for the feature film ''Estrada de Palha''. Later in the same year, he won the same award for same film at 18th Festival Caminhos do Cinema Português.
Filmography
See also
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Cinema of Africa
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* ''
Mionga ki Ôbo'', film made by Torres
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Shooting Stars Award
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References
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Living people
Portuguese film directors
São Tomé and PrÃncipe film directors
Equatoguinean people of São Tomé and PrÃncipe descent
1968 births