Pedro Hestnes
Pedro Hestnes (* 1962 in Lisbon ; † June 20, 2011 there ) was a Portuguese actor .
Life
Hestnes was born in Lisbon in 1962, the son of the architect Raúl Hestnes Ferreira . His grandfather was the writer José Gomes Ferreira . Hestnes lived his youth in different places of residence in the USA, in Paris, Lisbon and Porto. In the early 1980s he trained at the Escola de Formação Teatral do Centro Cultural theater school in Évora . In 1982 he was on stage for the first time as an actor in the theater ensemble there. A large number of theater roles followed, primarily in productions by Luís Varela or Mário Barradas .
At the end of 1985 João Canijo won him as an actor for the Portuguese Cinema . Hestnes then left the ensemble in Évora and from then on devoted himself exclusively to film. He was then seen in a number of well-known films, including O Sangue (1989) by Pedro Costa and Xavier (1992) by Manuel Mozos . A variety of roles followed, also internationally.
He made his last film shoots for Catarina Ruivo's film Em Segunda Mão , whose editing he no longer saw. Pedro Hestnes died of cancer on June 20, 2011.
Filmography (selection)
- 1988: O Desejado ; R: Paulo Rocha
- 1988: Três Menos Eu ; R: João Canijo
- 1988: Hard times for our times ( Tempos Difíceis ); R: João Botelho
- 1988: Agosto ; R: Jorge Silva Melo
- 1989: The Blood ( O Sangue ); R: Pedro Costa
- 1990: Le trésor des îles chiennes ; R: FJ Ossang
- 1991: At the end of childhood ( A Idade Maior ); R: Teresa Villaverde
- 1992: Xavier ; R: Manuel Mozos
- 1994: Três Palmeiras ; R: João Botelho
- 1994: Casa de Lava ; R: Pedro Costa
- 1995: Pandora ; R: António da Cunha Telles
- 1997: Docteur Chance ; R: FJ Ossang
- 1999: O Anjo da Guarda ; R: Margarida Gil
- 2000: Carnations for Freedom ( Capitães de Abril ); R: Maria de Medeiros
- 2000: Combat d'amour en songe ; R: Raúl Ruiz
- 2006: Body Rice ; R: Hugo Vieira da Silva
- 2007: Rio Turvo ; R: Edgar Pêra
- 2007: Lobos ; R: José Nascimento
- 2010: Cinerama ; R: Inês Oliveira
- 2012: Em Segunda Mão ; R: Catarina Ruivo
Web links
- Pedro Hestnes in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Actor Pedro Hestnes morreu aos 49 anos - Público, June 20, 2011 (Portuguese) ( Memento of August 28, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
Individual evidence
- ^ Jorge Leitão Ramos : Dicionário do cinema portugués 1989-2003 . 1st edition, Editorial Caminho , Lisbon 1989, p. 289f ( ISBN 972-21-1763-7 )
- ↑ Message about Hestne's death on www.cinema.sapo.pt ( Memento from December 7, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hestnes, Pedro |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Portuguese actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1962 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lisbon |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 20, 2011 |
| Place of death | Lisbon |