Carlos Miguel Quintas Martins (born 9 April 1951 in
Faro) is a
Portuguese stage and television actor and singer.
Carlos Quintas turned professional in 1975. Having an acting career simultaneously with being a singer until 1982, he then devoted himself exclusively to the theater.
Quintas has appeared in more than 50 plays by many different authors and styles. He worked at Portugal's
Teatro Nacional D. Maria II
The Queen Maria II National Theatre () is a theatre in Lisbon, Portugal. The historic theatre is one of the most prestigious Portuguese venues and is located in the Rossio square, in the centre of the city.
History
The theatre was built on t ...
and is noted for his appearances in musicals such as ''
Godspell
''Godspell'' is a musical in two acts with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and a book by John-Michael Tebelak. The show is structured as a series of parables, primarily based on the Gospel of Matthew, interspersed with music mostly set t ...
'', ''
Annie'', ''
A Severa'', ''
Amalia'', ''
My Fair Lady
''My Fair Lady'' is a musical theatre, musical with a book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe. The story, based on George Bernard Shaw's 1913 play ''Pygmalion (play), Pygmalion'' and on the Pygmalion (1938 film), 1938 film ...
'', ''
The Sound of Music
''The Sound of Music'' is a musical with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, and a book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. It is based on the 1949 memoir of Maria von Trapp, '' The Story of the Trapp Family Singers''. ...
'', and ''
West Side Story
''West Side Story'' is a Musical theatre, musical conceived by Jerome Robbins with music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a Book (musical theatre), book by Arthur Laurents.
Inspired by William Shakespeare's play ''Romeo an ...
''.
He has also appeared in soap operas and sitcoms for the Portuguese TV, including ''
A Visita da Cornélia'', ''
E O Resto são Cantigas'', ''
A Festa de Sábado á Noite
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It is similar in shape to the Ancient G ...
'', ''
A Festa Continua'', ''
Piano Bar
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'', ''1,2,3'', ''
Sabadabadu'', ''
Noite de Reis'' and ''
Roda da Sorte''. In late 2009, he played the role of Armando del Carlo in the musical ''
La Cage aux Folles'' by
Filipe la Feria, in
Teatro Rivoli in
Porto
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.
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References
External links
Site dedicated to Carlos Quintas
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1951 births
Living people
People from Faro, Portugal
20th-century Portuguese male singers
Portuguese male stage actors
Portuguese male television actors
20th-century Portuguese male actors
21st-century Portuguese male actors
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