José Pedro Gomes (born 28 December 1951, in

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) is a

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and

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. He received formation at the

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(in 1970), at the ''Teatro da Cornucópia'', with professors of the Bristol Old Vic School (in 1981) and, in 1991, at the

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, with Polina Klimovitskaya. In 1976, José Pedro Gomes began his professional activity, having worked with several groups, like Teatro Proposta, Teatro da Graça, Teatro da Cornucópia, Teatro O Bando, Teatro Aberto, and Comuna. He was also at the

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and the

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. He is currently a regular presence in plays at the Teatro Villarett. In

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, he worked with

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in ''Casino Royal'', ''Crime na Pensão Estrelinha'', ''Herman Enciclopédia'', ''Herman 98/99'' and ''O Lampião da Estrela'', and also acted in

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s. He gained popularity alongside António Feio, in Conversa da Treta (broadcast by

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, and later transposed to theatre and film — Filme da Treta). As what regards films, he was directed by

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, Margarida Cardoso, José de Pina,

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, among others. He is also author/performer of the radio chronicle ''Os Cromos TSF'' (TSF). On 29 July 2010, his friend and co-worker from "Conversa da Treta" and other plays, António Feio, died after a year-long struggle against pancreatic cancer at age 55.

Filmography

* 1996 : '' Sur un air de mambo''

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