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Acting

Manuel Cavaco

Career

Active from 1981 to 2024, with a break from 2002 to 2011, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Leading roles
7
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score73/100
Highest rated
Poster for Pôr do Sol
Pôr do Sol
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 5 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Manuel Cavaco Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Scare
    0.9, average 2.6
  • Violence
    2.6, average 4.1
  • Uncanny
    1.2, average 2.5
  • Social Commentary
    3.6, average 4.9

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

    Works often with

    People in at least two of their main titles.

    Movies and TV shows

    56
    Type
    Role
    Score
    Decade
    Genre
    Group by

    2020s

    5 titles · average score 73
    Neighbors Forever
    Neighbors Forever (2025)

    TV show · as Jaime

    Could Have Waited For August
    Could Have Waited For August (2024)
    GoodWatch score 68

    as Armindo

    Sunset: The Mystery of the Necklace of São Cajó
    Sunset: The Mystery of the Necklace of São Cajó (2023)
    GoodWatch score 72

    as António Paulino

    The Home Fairy
    The Home Fairy (2022)
    GoodWatch score 65

    as Álvaro

    Pôr do Sol
    Pôr do Sol (2021)
    GoodWatch score 87

    TV show · as António Paulino

    2010s

    9 titles · average score 55
    Heart & Soul
    Heart & Soul (2018)

    TV show · as Nestor Macedo

    Blood Lines
    Blood Lines (2018)
    GoodWatch score 37

    as Cliente Tasca

    País Irmão
    País Irmão (2017)

    TV show · as Orlando

    Mother Knows Best
    Mother Knows Best (2016)
    GoodWatch score 74

    as Adelino

    O Segredo das Pedras Vivas
    O Segredo das Pedras Vivas (2016)

    as Júlio

    Will for Revenge
    Will for Revenge (2015)

    TV show · as António Sousa

    The Courtyard of the Ballads
    The Courtyard of the Ballads (2015)
    GoodWatch score 55

    as Heitor

    Lápis Azul
    Lápis Azul (2012)

    as Coronel Saraiva

    The Fire of the Rose
    The Fire of the Rose (2011)

    TV show · as Júlio Fragoso

    2000s

    4 titles
    Feitiço de Amor
    Feitiço de Amor (2008)

    TV show · as Joaquim Mestre

    Amanhecer
    Amanhecer (2002)

    TV show · as Justino Santos

    Olhos de Água
    Olhos de Água (2001)

    TV show · as Bicas

    Anjo Selvagem
    Anjo Selvagem (2001)

    TV show · as Luciano

    1990s

    27 titles
    Todo o Tempo do Mundo
    Todo o Tempo do Mundo (1999)

    TV show · as Manuel Cauteleiro

    A Lenda da Garça
    A Lenda da Garça (1999)

    TV show · as Moretti Rudolfo

    Major Alvega
    Major Alvega (1998)

    TV show · as Potenkine

    Terra Mãe
    Terra Mãe (1998)

    TV show · as Augusto Chaves

    A Grande Aposta
    A Grande Aposta (1997)

    TV show · as Júlio Romero

    Filhos do Vento
    Filhos do Vento (1997)

    TV show · as Cabo Raimundo

    Polícias
    Polícias (1996)

    TV show · as Inspector

    Roseira Brava
    Roseira Brava (1996)

    TV show · as Santa Comba

    The Bewitching Braid
    The Bewitching Braid (1996)

    as Adozindo's father

    Desencontros
    Desencontros (1995)

    TV show · as Inspector Rincão

    Sozinhos em Casa
    Sozinhos em Casa (1993)

    TV show · as Guerreiro

    O Cacilheiro do Amor
    O Cacilheiro do Amor (1990)

    TV show · as Comandante Alves Teodósio

    1980s

    10 titles · average score 63
    Killing the Saudades
    Killing the Saudades (1988)

    as Vasco

    Mensagem
    Mensagem (1988)

    as Adolfo Casais Monteiro

    Clubíssimo
    Clubíssimo (1988)

    TV show · as Joãozinho

    Lá em Casa Tudo Bem
    Lá em Casa Tudo Bem (1987)

    TV show · as Clemente

    Ballad of Dog Beach
    Ballad of Dog Beach (1987)
    GoodWatch score 63

    as Tramp

    Já Está
    Já Está (1987)

    TV show · as Dramatização

    The Magic Springs Of Gerenia
    The Magic Springs Of Gerenia (1984)

    as Clerk

    Terra Nova, Mar Velho
    Terra Nova, Mar Velho (1983)

    as Manuel Cavaco

    Guerra do Mirandum
    Guerra do Mirandum (1981)

    as António

    Morning Mist
    Morning Mist (1980)

    as Criado

    1970s

    1 title · average score 69
    Le Comte de Monte-Cristo
    Le Comte de Monte-Cristo (1979)
    GoodWatch score 69

    TV show · as Prison Guard