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João D'Ávila

Date of birth: 1934-07-25

Place of birth: Lisbon, Portugal

Known for: Acting

Also known as:

João D'Ávila

Biography

Movie Credits

Portugal S.A.
2.5

Portugal S.A.

2004-01-16

The story of the CEO of a recently privatized company.

Fátima
3.5

Fátima

1997-10-10

1917, a beautiful apparition of Our Lady forever alters the lives of three children: Lucinda, Jacita

President's Target
2

President's Target

1989-06-23

The lone survivor of a deadly ambush against him and his team, a narcotics agent swears to avenge th

Maria's Hours
2.8

Maria's Hours

1979-04-03

Maria, a blind girl apparently raped by her stepfather, is held in an isolated and dilapidated hospi

Crime em Nova Iorque
0

Crime em Nova Iorque

2015-05-28

On January 8, 2011, journalist and social columnist Carlos Castro, 65, was found dead in a hotel roo

Tordesilhas - O Sonho do Rei
0

Tordesilhas - O Sonho do Rei

1995-01-02

A Fachada
0

A Fachada

1996-03-02

Short film.

1st Time 16mm
1

1st Time 16mm

2010-11-13

Miguel, a debutant director, and his young team live a series of tribulations during the shootings o

The Immortals
3.6

The Immortals

2003-11-07

Every year, four ex-soldiers who call themselves "Os Imortais" ("The Immortals"), get together with

O Princípio da Sabedoria
0

O Princípio da Sabedoria

1976-11-01

In the gardens of a large village house belonging to a reclusive architect, a hand is found. In a si

Operation Autumn
3.4

Operation Autumn

2012-11-22

A film about General Humberto Delgado's brutal assassination by the Portuguese fascist police in 196

Nights
2.5

Nights

2000-09-22

The pain, the weakness, the silence, the despair. These are some of the feelings faced by a couple l

Amor e Dedinhos de Pé
0

Amor e Dedinhos de Pé

1993-01-15

Macau 1897. Life is easy for Portuguese settlers. Young reveler Francisco Frontaria is deemed as irr

Kiss and Cry
0

Kiss and Cry

1995-11-10

Neglected by his parents, a portly teenager finds refuge with a gang of young thugs in Lisbon.

One Foot in the Algarve
3.8

One Foot in the Algarve

1993-12-26

The Meldrews go on holiday to Portugal with Mrs Warboys, who is hoping for romance with her penpal A

Fado, Major and Minor
2.4

Fado, Major and Minor

1995-03-29

Pierre, a middle-aged tourist guide, is the victim of a sudden failure : he does not recognize anyth

The Last Nazi Hunter 2
0

The Last Nazi Hunter 2

2015-01-01

After a hard life of chasing nazis, Jacob Cohn is on his death bed. Recently, he found that one of t

Fuga
0

Fuga

1999-04-25

Set during the Estado Novo dictatorship, in the night of April 24, Pedro hears that the political po

The Masked Avenger: Lagardere
3.6

The Masked Avenger: Lagardere

2003-12-25

France, 17th century, during the reign of Louis XIII. When a dear friend, the Duke of Nevers, is tre

Julie, chevalier de Maupin
1.9

Julie, chevalier de Maupin

2005-01-10

Agnès Dormes, a famous opera singer, saves Julie, a baby girl who was about to be sacrificed during

Lourdes
3.4

Lourdes

2000-05-29

The young, sickly girl Bernadette comes from a poverty-stricken family. When the Virgin Mary appears

Cold Land
1

Cold Land

1992-06-22

In the forties, in a little settlement lost amidst the mountains of Trás-os-Montes, Leonardo tries t

Fernando Lanhas - Os 7 Rostos
0

Fernando Lanhas - Os 7 Rostos

1988-01-01

Documentary dedicated to the plastic artist Fernando Lanhas

Fatima
3.6

Fatima

2020-08-13

In 1917, outside the parish of Fátima, Portugal, a 10-year-old girl and her two younger cousins witn

Off Season
2

Off Season

1992-09-23

The formerly great Swiss hotel which Valentin’s family owned when he was a boy has been emptied and

Behind Doors
0

Behind Doors

2019-04-20

In the small town of Reguengo Grande, Portugal lives Bênção, known as the living saint. People come

O mistério da boca do inferno
0

O mistério da boca do inferno

1989-03-09

The secret history of a curse upon an astrologer and esoteric initiate, who was a Portuguese poet an

Lisbon Los Angeles - Without Destination
0

Lisbon Los Angeles - Without Destination

A photographer travels around Portugal, Madrid and LA and finds a bunch of exquisite characters.

Filipe La Féria: O Teatro como um Ato de Fé
0

Filipe La Féria: O Teatro como um Ato de Fé

2025-10-04

Recognizing the undeniable role of Filipe La Féria in the history of Portuguese theater, this docume