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Mário Castanheira

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Actor
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A labourer group are in vigil of protest for months, in front of the door from the company who fired them. As time goes by, the workers wait in the tent that they has built, for the reason of the court. While they wait, they look ways to kill time.
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Mário Castanheira was born on 2 February 1957 in Lisbon, Portugal. He is a cinematographer and actor, known for É o Amor (2013), O Lugar do Morto (1984) and The Cannibals (1988).
BornFebruary 2, 1957
BornFebruary 2, 1957
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

    Known for

    É o Amor (2013)
    É o Amor
    6.4
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    • 2013
    O Lugar do Morto (1984)
    O Lugar do Morto
    6.5
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    • 1984
    The Cannibals (1988)
    The Cannibals
    7.0
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    • 1988
    Blood of My Blood (2011)
    Blood of My Blood
    7.3
    • Cinematographer
    • 2011

    Credits

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    Cinematographer

    • Alcofribas
      • Cinematographer
      • Short
      • 2025
    • Les Papiers de l'Anglais (2024)
      Les Papiers de l'Anglais
      TV Mini Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2024
    • The Englishman's Papers (2024)
      The Englishman's Papers
      5.9
      • Cinematographer
      • 2024
    • A Sibila (2022)
      A Sibila
      5.8
      • Cinematographer
      • 2022
    • Índia (2022)
      Índia
      6.2
      • Cinematographer
      • 2022
    • The Tsugua Diaries (2021)
      The Tsugua Diaries
      6.2
      • Cinematographer
      • 2021
    • No Porto de Leixões - Panorama (2019)
      No Porto de Leixões - Panorama
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2019
    • Technoboss (2019)
      Technoboss
      5.8
      • Cinematographer
      • 2019
    • Sara F. (2018)
      Sara F.
      4.9
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2018
    • Jaime Freitas and Victoria Guerra in Aparição (2018)
      Aparição
      5.5
      • Cinematographer
      • 2018
    • Fátima: Caminhos da Alma (2017)
      Fátima: Caminhos da Alma
      6.6
      TV Mini Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2017
    • Fátima (2017)
      Fátima
      6.8
      • Cinematographer
      • 2017
    • No Trilho dos Naturalistas: Moçambique
      • Cinematographer
      • 2016
    • O Dia do Meu Casamento (2016)
      O Dia do Meu Casamento
      5.7
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2016
    • Portugal - Um Dia de Cada Vez (2015)
      Portugal - Um Dia de Cada Vez
      6.4
      • Cinematographer
      • 2015
    • John From (2015)
      John From
      6.4
      • Cinematographer
      • 2015

    Camera and Electrical Department

    • Arabian Nights: Volume 3 - The Enchanted One (2015)
      Arabian Nights: Volume 3 - The Enchanted One
      6.4
      • additional cinematography
      • 2015
    • É o Amor (2013)
      É o Amor
      6.4
      • additional cinematographer
      • 2013
    • A Outra
      9.7
      Short
      • camera operator
      • 2009
    • Companhia do Riso (1999)
      Companhia do Riso
      5.6
      TV Series
      • lighting technician
      • 1999
    • Trois ponts sur la rivière (1999)
      Trois ponts sur la rivière
      7.0
      • gaffer
      • 1999
    • Party (1996)
      Party
      6.4
      • chief electrician
      • 1996
    • Cinco Dias, Cinco Noites (1996)
      Cinco Dias, Cinco Noites
      6.6
      • chief electrician
      • 1996
    • Lisbon Story (1994)
      Lisbon Story
      7.1
      • head gaffer
      • 1994
    • The Box (1994)
      The Box
      6.8
      • key electrician
      • still photographer
      • 1994
    • Longe Daqui
      4.4
      • chief electrician
      • 1993
    • A Tremonha de Cristal
      Short
      • chief electrician
      • 1993
    • Zéfiro (1993)
      Zéfiro
      6.9
      • lighting technician
      • 1993
    • Abraham's Valley (1993)
      Abraham's Valley
      7.3
      • gaffer
      • 1993
    • Le voyage étranger (1992)
      Le voyage étranger
      4.8
      • electrician
      • 1992
    • The Last Dive (1992)
      The Last Dive
      7.0
      • chief electrician
      • 1992

    Actor

    • The Tsugua Diaries (2021)
      The Tsugua Diaries
      6.2
      • Mario
      • 2021
    • Ruth: A Pérola do Índico (2019)
      Ruth: A Pérola do Índico
      6.9
      TV Mini Series
      • Campos Figueira
      • 2019
    • Ruth (2018)
      Ruth
      6.4
      • Campos Figueira
      • 2018
    • Alex (1991)
      Alex
      6.0
      • Pedro's Friend #1
      • 1991

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      • Mario Castanheira
    • Born
      • February 2, 1957
      • Lisbon, Portugal

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