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João Lagarto

Date of birth: 1954-10-05

Place of birth: Lisbon, Portugal

Known for: Acting

Also known as:

João Lagarto

Biography

Movie Credits

The Crime of Father Amaro
2.6

The Crime of Father Amaro

2005-10-27

A young priest commits a crime when he falls in love with a beautiful and troubled woman. Based on O

Corruption
1.8

Corruption

2007-11-01

A crime drama based on the life of a woman who lived for years with a man that was the head of a cor

Morte D'Homem
0

Morte D'Homem

1985-11-29

Entangled in crime since childhood, Zeca Mouro experienced probation, reform school, and jail throug

A Shot in the Dark
2.5

A Shot in the Dark

2005-03-17

A baby is kidnapped in a Brazilian airport. Years later, the mother lives in Lisbon and works in a s

Há-de Haver Uma Lei
2.3

Há-de Haver Uma Lei

2023-05-24

The story of Luizinha, a girl born into a very poor family who is given by her father to António, th

Goodbye, Father
3.1

Goodbye, Father

1996-12-20

For a 13-year-old boy like Filipe, the prospect of a summer vacation in the Azores with his father i

Applause
0

Applause

2023-03-10

A message of praise to the President concludes a Party assembly, sparking apotheotic applause. In th

My Name Is Bernadette
3.7

My Name Is Bernadette

2011-11-30

Between February and July 1858, in the Massabielle cave, the Virgin appeared eighteen times to Berna

Bairro
2.3

Bairro

2013-06-26

Diana was born and raised in the neighborhood of Estrela Polar, lost hers parents when she was a chi

Três Crimes, Três Curtas
0

Três Crimes, Três Curtas

2023-08-31

S.Ó.S.”, by Bruno Soares, “Céu Aberto ou Espaço Limitado”, by José António Loureiro, and “Para Cá do

The Fortunate Ones
3

The Fortunate Ones

2024-02-14

Algarve, late 90s. Following the death of her grandmother, Milene - a strong young woman full of lif

Tentação
3.3

Tentação

1997-12-26

Father António is a priest by vocation, committed and generous, dear people of Vila Daires a quiet v

Tudo Isto é Fado
2.1

Tudo Isto é Fado

2004-04-01

Shup up in dead-end lives with dreams larger than life, two inseparable friends in their thirties de

The Murmuring Coast
2.4

The Murmuring Coast

2004-09-10

During the war of in-dependency Evita moves from Lisbon to Mozambique to marry Luís. She slowly disc

Ordo
2.2

Ordo

2004-09-15

Ordo Tupikos, a french sailor with greek origins, discover that his first wife, Estelle, with whom h

The Great Kilapy
3.5

The Great Kilapy

2012-09-07

Zézé Gamboa's sardonic historical drama follows a good-hearted, apolitical con man who, on the eve o

L'homme au double visage
0

L'homme au double visage

1993-08-08

At gunpoint, a plastic surgeon must operate on a criminal to escape the police. But when the crimina

La rage au cœur
0

La rage au cœur

1995-06-05

Jeanne, her second husband, Michel, and her teen daughter Marie live quietly in the South of France.

O Meu País Não Existe
0

O Meu País Não Existe

Two Dragons
4.5

Two Dragons

1996-01-01

Dois Dragões follows a small dog on an adventure in a Chinese restaurant, where its owner (Ana Zanat

O Segredo das Pedras Vivas
0

O Segredo das Pedras Vivas

2016-09-10

In an isolated village of the Alentejo region, a conflict arises. José Vitorino, one of the landowne

A Estranha Morte do Professor Antena
2.5

A Estranha Morte do Professor Antena

1983-07-27

The film is inspired by the Mário de Sá-Carneiro short story, where the narration is made by Profess

Sinais de Fogo
4

Sinais de Fogo

1995-11-03

The film presents us with a reflection on the Spanish Civil War in the Portuguese society, At a time

April Captains
3.2

April Captains

2000-04-21

Story of the 1974 coup that overthrew the right-wing Portuguese dictatorship--which continued the fa

A Falha
3.5

A Falha

2002-10-24

Twenty-five years after leaving school, a group of former students decide to organise a reunion. But

Night Train to Lisbon
3.2

Night Train to Lisbon

2013-03-07

Raimund Gregorius, having saved a beautiful Portuguese woman from leaping to her death, stumbles upo

Encontradouro
0

Encontradouro

2014-12-13

Four people meet during a train trip up the Douro Valley.

The Mystery of Sintra
2.7

The Mystery of Sintra

2007-05-03

Summer of 1870. Two writers, Eça de Queiroz and Ramalho Ortigão, decide to write a four-handed whodu

Até que a vida nos separe
0.5

Até que a vida nos separe

2012-03-03

"Until life separates us" tells the story of Raquel, a 42-year-old woman who engages Henry, an 18-ye

Histórias Selvagens
4

Histórias Selvagens

1978-01-01

An adaptation of two short stories by Passos Coelho, essentially shot in a valley that is a territor

Anjo Caído
0

Anjo Caído

2001-09-29

A boy lives with his mother and younger sister. One day, his mother disappears with her lover, leavi

4 Hearts
3.4

4 Hearts

2009-08-20

Diana is a young woman about to enter adulthood. She lives with her father, Gabriel, a game machine

A mãe do meu filho
0

A mãe do meu filho

2012-07-07

A courtroom. A divorce. A drama told in flashback. In a courtroom story, the viewer will witness the

Apparition
5

Apparition

2018-03-22

A writer becomes the main character in the story he intended to write

Saramago: Documentos
0

Saramago: Documentos

1996-02-07

About the Portuguese author José Saramago, based on a long interview with the writer at his home on

The End of the World
3.4

The End of the World

1993-06-10

In the quietness of rural life, small disputes about the right to use a rivulet may take the proport

Portugal Não Está à Venda
1.3

Portugal Não Está à Venda

2019-02-21

The hypochondriac Sebastião and his not so normal family must save the country from the prime minist

Kiss Me
2.6

Kiss Me

2004-11-04

This movie bring us a story about a woman named Laura (Marisa Cruz) that lives in a small portuguese

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

O Último Condenado à Morte
0

O Último Condenado à Morte

2009-05-28

The story about the last man to be sentenced to death in Portugal.

The Dead Queen
3.2

The Dead Queen

2018-08-25

Inspired on the true events of the Portuguese king Don Pedro (14th Century) which unburied his mistr

No Dia dos Meus Anos
2.8

No Dia dos Meus Anos

1992-08-21

This Portuguese movie directed by João Botelho, is part of The Four Elements series. This is the sec

Pedro, Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
2.9

Pedro, Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea

2022-09-01

The story of Brazil’s first emperor, returning to Europe on board the English ship Warspite. The tri

Querida Mãe
0

Querida Mãe

2001-03-29

The elder matriarch of a dysfunctional family is mistankenly declared dead.

522. A Cat, a Chinese Guy and My Father
2.7

522. A Cat, a Chinese Guy and My Father

2019-07-05

George, an agoraphobic young woman, cannot go more than 522 steps away from her home. One day, a per

Jogo de Mão
3

Jogo de Mão

1983-02-02

In a unique approach to what amounts to four pseudo-morality plays, director Monique Rutler has a st

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.

A Borboleta na Gaiola
0

A Borboleta na Gaiola

1987-01-01

"The Butterfly in the Cage" is a novel by Luís Filipe Costa adapted to film by the author, it follow

Life Is Beautiful
3.5

Life Is Beautiful

1982-02-19

Hipólito is a self-made man, who went up in life in devious ways, and used for profit the social tur

Imagine
3.6

Imagine

2012-04-12

A blind teacher breaks the rules to help a female student rediscover the pleasures of life.

Um S Marginal
0

Um S Marginal

1983-08-04

In the near future, along the Portuguese coast, a network of ocean and solar power transformers will

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

Forbidden Images
0

Forbidden Images

2019-02-28

David envisions an unusual project, he tries to recreate the love between two women that can only me

Mosquito
3.1

Mosquito

2020-03-05

Dreaming of great adventures and of standing up for his homeland, a young Portuguese man enlists in

Monsanto
2.5

Monsanto

2000-02-15

Rui Sequeira, a former fighter in the Colonial War, resident of a small village of Alentejo, celebra

Our Consul in Havana
0

Our Consul in Havana

2019-07-17

The film is liberally inspired by the period when Eça de Queiroz was Portuguese Consul in Cuba, when

The Jester
3.4

The Jester

1987-10-31

Set four years after the Portuguese revolution and the simultaneous loss of the Portuguese empire in

Era Uma Vez Um Alferes
0

Era Uma Vez Um Alferes

1987-04-25

Colonial war in Africa. During a patrol, in the woods, a Portuguese soldier steps on a mine, that wi

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 Garden of Redemption
0

The Garden of Redemption

1997-05-25

A priest struggles with his religious beliefs as he sees his countrymen murdered in Nazi occupied It

Lourdes
3.4

Lourdes

2000-05-29

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

L'Herbe rouge
0

L'Herbe rouge

1985-09-11

Based on the eponymous novel by Boris Vian. With the help of a time machine, a man explores his past

Benedict Ironbreaker: The Red Taxis
2.3

Benedict Ironbreaker: The Red Taxis

2014-12-17

At first sight, 10-year-old Benoît Brisefer, seems like any other little boy his age. However, Benoî

Cavaleiros De Água Doce
0

Cavaleiros De Água Doce

2001-01-28

After the passing of one of his friends, João remember's the summer he had with his friends when he

Land of Storms
1.4

Land of Storms

1997-10-26

Lena disappears mysteriously during the winter of 1976. This is the last stop on a journey that begi

Maria
0

Maria

2014-07-01

Maria a young girl living in Portugal in the late 60's, is left alone by her husband who is taken to

Jaz Morto e Arrefece
0

Jaz Morto e Arrefece

1989-01-01

Are the Portuguese afraid of the changes after the Estado Novo dictatorship?

A Ilha dos Escravos
0

A Ilha dos Escravos

2008-05-08

After a violent civil war, D. Miguel, the last Portuguese absolutist king, is defeated by the libera

Bruno Aleixo's Film
3.5

Bruno Aleixo's Film

2020-01-23

Bruno Aleixo was invited to write a biopic about his own life. Lacking ideas, he decided to ask his

Foreign Land
3.5

Foreign Land

1996-09-04

During a time of political upheaval in Brazil, two strangers meet by coincidence in a foreign land a

Havanera 1820
1

Havanera 1820

1993-05-21

The year is 1820, and trade between Cuba and Catalonia is a booming business, although the goods tha

D'Artagnan's Daughter
2.8

D'Artagnan's Daughter

1994-08-24

It is 1654, in the South of France. When horsemen follow a runaway slave into the convent where he's

Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe
3.3

Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe

2016-06-02

Before Dawn charts the years of exile in the life of famous Jewish Austrian writer Stefan Zweig, his

Teorema de Pitágoras
0

Teorema de Pitágoras

2001-05-27

João, a young man which uses to have much success with women but doesn't treat them as he should. Th

Before the Mountains
0

Before the Mountains

2020-09-05

A theft of water, a homicide, a question of honour, a tragedy in the village of Gralhas, Montalegre.

The Art of Dying Far Away
0

The Art of Dying Far Away

2020-08-31

Can a turtle, the most pacific animal on earth, start a range of significant events that are going t

O Último Verão
0

O Último Verão

2012-08-26

To celebrate the end of another college year, three friends decide to have an adventurous night of s

Daisy and Mona
0

Daisy and Mona

1994-11-12

The difficult reunion between a tough young mother and her neglected daughter provide impetus this g

Egas’ Ego
2.5

Egas’ Ego

2020-12-31

Egas Moniz, a man marked by perseverance and ambition. Audacious and in dissonance with a country fu

Último Acto
0

Último Acto

2019-11-26

Dying to Go Home
3.1

Dying to Go Home

1996-10-18

A Portuguese imigrant in Holland dies in an accident and is buried in Amsterdam. But his soul will n

The Home Fairy
3.2

The Home Fairy

2022-10-05

Vera, a single mother with two small children, is forced to have two jobs to survive after her child

Pax
0

Pax

1994-01-01

Franny (Amanda Plummer), an absent-minded American girl, is in Lisbon to deliver an important packag

Our Father – The Last Days of a Dictator
0

Our Father – The Last Days of a Dictator

2025-02-04

Portugal, 1968. Salazar, the longest-serving fascist dictator, falls from his chair and suffers a st

Nuno Álvares Pereira: O Condestável
0

Nuno Álvares Pereira: O Condestável

2025-06-24