Alberto Mateus Manja Magassela (born 1966,

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(now Maputo)) is a Mozambican actor based out of Portugal. Magassela began his career as an actor in the Mutumbela Gogo acting company in Maputo. He has been based out of Portugal since 1996. He regularly collaborates with the

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, where he premiered with the

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play ''A Tragicomédia de Dom Duardos'', staged by fellow actor . He currently has more than 30 theater credits, along with having worked on various Portuguese films and television shows, including films such as ''

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'' and ''O Crime do Padre Amaro''.

Filmography

Film

* 1997 - ''Alta Saciadade'' * 1997 - ''O Prego'' - Belmiro * 2002 - ''

'' - Guinda * 2003 - ''Tim Watcher'' - Police officer * 2005 - ''Mouth to Mouth'' - Membro da Spark * 2005 - ''Um Rio Chamado Tempo, uma Casa Chamada Terra'' * 2005 - '' O Crime do Padre Amaro'' - Alberto * 2007 - ''Instantes'' - Police officer * 2009 - ''Bom Dia, África'' - Kiluange * 2010 - '' The Last Flight of the Flamingo'' - Estevão Jonas * 2012 - '' The Great Kilapy'' - Alfredo

Television

* 2014 -

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- Rafael's cellmate * 2015-2017 - A Única Mulher - Arsénio Kianda

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Magassela, Alberto 1966 births Living people People from Maputo Mozambican expatriates in Portugal Mozambican actors