Fernando Luís (born 9 March 1961 in Setúbal) is a Portuguese actor. Notable appearances include '' Médico de Família'', ''

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'', '' A Minha Sogra é Uma Bruxa'', ''

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'' and ''

Noite Escura ''In the Darkness of the Night'' ( pt, Noite Escura) is a 2004 Portuguese drama film directed by João Canijo. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival. Cast *Fernando Luís as Nelson Pinto *Rita Blanco ...

''. He was active at the

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. In 1992, he received the award for Best Actor by the Portuguese Association of Theatre Critics (Associação Portuguesa de Críticos de Teatro) in the play ''The Threepenny Opera'' by

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/ref> Luís then starred on stage at the Teatro Maria Matos,

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, Teatro Aberto, amongst others, in plays of Brecht, Eugene O'Neill, Ray Bradbury, Turgenev,

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. He was directed by names such as João Canijo, Diogo Infante, Fernando Gomes,

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, José Caldas, Jorge Lavelli, Carlos Avilez and

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. He made his film debut in ''

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'' (1992). Since then, he has participated in films by directors such as

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, Manuel Mozos,

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and

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. He was directed by João Canijoin '' Sapatos Pretos'' (1998), ''

'' (2004) and '' Mal Nascida'' (2007). Luís is active in regular television series, and joined the cast of '' O Mandarim'' (1990), '' Alentejo Sem Lei'' (1990), '' Polícias'' (1996), '' Médico de Família'' (1998–2000), ''

'' (2001–2002), '' A Minha Sogra é Uma Bruxa'' (2002–2003), ''

'' (2003–2005/2016-2017), '' Nome de Código: Sintra'' (2005–2006), '' Bocage'' (2006), '' A Minha Família'' (2006–2007), Doida Por Ti (2012–2013), Sol de Inverno (2014),

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(2014–2015), and

A Impostora ''A Impostora'' (English: ''The Pretender'') is a Portuguese telenovela that was broadcast and produced by TVI. It is directed by Jorge Queiroga and written by António Barreira. The telenovela premiered on September 4, 2016 and ended on Novembe ...

(2016-2017).

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* 1961 births Living people Portuguese male film actors Portuguese male stage actors Portuguese male voice actors People from Lisbon 20th-century Portuguese male actors 21st-century Portuguese male actors {{Portugal-actor-stub