ACHIEVEMENTAWARD
FESTROIA GIVES LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD TO ROGÉRIO SAMORA
On its 26th edition, Festroia – International Film Festival of Setúbal decided once more to pay a tribute to Portuguese cinema, by handing out a Lifetime Achievement Dolphin to Rogério Samora, who is celebrating three decades as an actor.CRogério Samora is the fifth Portuguese actor to receive Festroia’s most important individual award, after Ruy de Carvalho (2003), Raul Solnado (2004), Joaquim de Almeida (2006) and Nicolau Breyner (2008).
ABOUT ROGÉRIO SAMORA
Born in Lisbon on October 28, 1958, José Rogério Filipe Samora studied theatre at the National Conservatory during the 1970s and had his professional premiere at Casa da Comédia, with the René Kalisky’s play A Paixão Segundo Pier Paolo Pasolini, directed by Filipe La Féria. His acting won the Best New Actor Award in 1981 and, ever since, Rogério Samora has been a regular presence on stages and all kinds of TV series and films.On the last three decades, he has also starred on several feature films, by directors such as Manoel de Oliveira (Os canibais, Party), Fernando Lopes (Matar saudades, O delfim, 98 octanas, Os sorrisos do destino), Luís Filipe Rocha (Sinais de fogo), João Mário Grilo (Longe da vista), António Pedro Vasconcelos (Os imortais), João Botelho (O fatalista, A corte do Norte) or José Fonseca e Costa (Viúva rica solteira não fica).
Recognizedly stubborn, he gives all he has on every role and is very popular among the female audience, both for his looks and his warm voice, that can be heard on the Portuguese version of Disney’s The Lion Kiong, where he played Scar, or on a musical project by Rodrigo Leão, where he read poems by Mário Cesariny.