Rita Blanco

Rita Gouveia Blanco (born January 11, 1963 in Algés , Lisbon ) is a Portuguese actress .

Life

Before completing her studies at the Escola Superior de Teatro e Cinema (1985), she appeared on stage for the first time in 1983, in Luís Miguel Cintra's production of Jean-Paul Wenzel's Mariana Espera Casamento , at his Teatro da Cornucópia . She returned there again and again for occasional appearances, for example in pieces by David Mamet , Eduarda Dionísio , or later in Rainer Werner Fassbinder's Sangue no Pescoço do Gato ("Blood on the Neck of the Cat", 2005). For her role in Nunca Nada de Ninguém by Luísa Costa Gomes she received the 1991 Theater Prize Prémio Garrett .

She was also on stage for theater productions by João Canijo , first in Crimes do Coração ("Crimes of the heart") by Beth Henley in 1988, and then again and again, for example in Confissões ao Luar ("A Moon for the Misbegotten") by Eugene O'Neill 1994. With her leading roles in Canijo's films, Blanco then became known to a wider public, especially through his TV multi-part Alentejo Sem Lei (1990). She had already received her first attention in the television series A Mala de Cartão (1988), alongside Irene Papas .

In addition to a large number of theater appearances (including 1993 at the Teatro Nacional D. Maria II , 1995 at the Cine-Teatro Monumental and 1997 at the Teatro S. Luiz ), she worked in sitcoms , talk shows , game shows and humorous formats on the television station SIC in the 1990s . She rarely showed her qualities as a versatile and convincing actress, who mostly saw the criticism in her feature film roles in her. According to their own statement, television productions are predominantly "disposable products".

After greatly reduced television activity from the end of the 1990s, she played again in a large number of telenovelas and television series, including since 2007 the successful Conta-me como Foi family saga of the public RTP . This shows, humorous and maneuvering between nostalgia and criticism, a Portugal from the 1960s to the 70s, and its change between the onset of modernity and the Estado Novo regime. In 2007 Blanco was then in front of the camera for the first time for commercials for the supermarket chain Pingo Doce . She received her greatest international attention in 2013, in her leading role in the French-Portuguese surprise hit Portugal, mon amour .

reception

She is one of the most renowned contemporary actresses in Portuguese film and has received several awards, such as the Globo de Ouro for Ganhar a Vida in 2002 , and in 2011 for Sangue do Meu Sangue at the Caminhos do Cinema Português film festival.

Filmography

• 1983: Under the spell of passion ( Le cercle des passions ); R: Claudia d´Anna
• 1984: A Meio Amor (short film); R: João Canijo
• 1984: Hermanias - Especial Fim de Ano (TV); R: Fernando Ávila
• 1985: Ninguém Duas Vezes ; R: Jorge Silva Melo
• 1988: Três Menos Eu ; R: João Canijo
• 1988: A Mala de Cartão (TV series)
• 1988: Hard times for our times ( Tempos Difíceis , speaking role); R: João Botelho
• 1988: Agosto ; R: Jorge Silva Melo
• 1989: Crimes do Coração (TV)
• 1989: Casino Royal (TV series)
• 1990: Alentejo Sem Lei (TV series); R: João Canijo
• 1990: Filha da Mãe ; R: João Canijo
• 1990: piano panier ; R: Patricia Plattner
• 1990: Crime na Pensão Estrelinha (TV); R: Fernando Ávila
• 1991: Como é Diferente o Amor em Portugal (TV)
• 1991: O Clube dos Antropófagos (TV); R: Fernando Midões
• 1992: Nunca Nada de Ninguém (TV)
• 1992: The Water - The Last Plunge ( O Último Mergulho ); D: João César Monteiro
• 1993: Para Cá dos Montes (short film); R: Joaquim Pinto
• 1993: Cupido Electrónico (TV series)
• 1994: Três Palmeiras ; R: João Botelho
• 1995: Os Trapalhões em Portugal (TV series)
• 1995: Cluedo (TV series)
• 1996: Sai da Minha Vida (TV series)
• 1997: Menos Nove (short film); R: Rita Nunes
• 1998: Mário Eloy - Um Pintor em Fuga (speaking role)
• 1998: restlessness ( Inquietude ); R: Manoel de Oliveira
• 1998: Os Mutantes - Children of the Night ( Os Mutantes ); R: Teresa Villaverde
• 1998: Tráfico ; R: João Botelho
• 1998: Longe da Vista ; R: João Mário Grilo
• 1998–2000: Médico de Família (TV series)
• 1999: The Finale ( La finale ) (TV); R: Patricia Mazuy
• 1999: Alice & Maravilhas (TV series)
• 2000: 451 Forte ; R: João Mário Grilo
• 2000: A Falha ; R: João Mário Grilo
• 2000: Residencial Tejo (TV series)
• 2000: Tarde Demais ; R: José Nascimento
• 2000: Um Passeio no Parque (TV); R: Maria Brand
• 2001: Ganhar a Vida ; R: João Canijo
• 2001: Serafim Saudade - O Regresso do Herói (TV)
• 2001: Querido Professor (TV series)
• 2002: Fúria de Viver (TV series)
• 2002–2003: A Minha Sogra É um Bruxa (TV series)
• 2003: A Mulher que Acreditava Ser a Presidente Dos EUA ; R: João Botelho
• 2003: O Meu Sósia e Eu (TV); R: Tiago Guedes
• 2003: The glass look; R: Markus Heltschl
• 2003–2004: Santos da Casa (TV series)
• 2004: Noite Escura ; R: João Canijo
• 2005: Música no Ar (TV series)
• 2005: El sueño de una noche de San Juan (speaking role); R: Ángelo de la Cruz , Manolo Gómez
• 2005: Os Jika da Lapa (TV series)
• 2005: O Fatalista ; R: João Botelho
• 2005: Por Favor (TV); D: Jorge Rodrigues , Fernando Ávila
• 2006: Parte de Mim (short film); R: Margarida Leitão
• 2006–2007: Tempo de Viver (TV series)
• 2007: História Desgraçada (short film); R: Elsa Bruxelas
• 2007: O Capaçete Dourado ; R: Jorge Cramez
• 2007: Corrupção ; R: João Botelho (not drawn by him)
• 2007–2010: Conta-me Como Foi (TV series)
• 2008: A Corte do Norte ; R: João Botelho
• 2009: O Destino do Senhor Sousa (short film); R: João Constâncio
• 2010: Films do Desassossego ; R: João Botelho
• 2011: A Família Mata (TV series)
• 2011: Marionetas (short film); R: Maria Archer
• 2011: Sangue do Meu Sangue ; R: João Canijo
• 2012: Maternidade (TV series)
• 2012: Assim, assim ; R: Sérgio Graciano
• 2012: O Profeta (TV); R: Artur Ribeiro
• 2012: Love ( Amour ); R: Michael Haneke
• 2012–2013: Maternidade (TV series)
• 2013: Portugal, mon amour ( La cage dorée ); R: Ruben Alves
• 2013: Odisseia (TV series)

literature

• Jorge Leitão Ramos : Dicionário do Cinema Português 1989-2003. Editorial Caminho, Lisbon 2005, ISBN 972-21-1763-7 .

Web links

• Rita Blanco in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Rita Blanco in the German dubbing file

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Jorge Leitão Ramos: Dicionário do Cinema Português 1989-2003. 1st edition, Editorial Caminho, Lisbon 2005, page 85.
2. ↑ Biography on cinema.sapo.pt ( Memento of the original from July 16, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. or Jorge Leitão Ramos: Dicionário do Cinema Português 1989–2003. 1st edition, Editorial Caminho, Lisbon 2005, page 85f. 
3. ↑ IMDb