Vasco Pimentel

Biography

Vasco Pimentel is a renowned Portuguese sound engineer and sound designer. He studied music in the National Conservatory, and film at the National School of Theater and Cinema in Lisbon. His professional work spans from being sound designer and sound engineer in film and theater, filmmaker, music composer for theatre and feature length films, as well as visual artist. Since 1979, Vasco Pimentel has been active in more than 130 feature-length films and numerous documentaries and short-films. Some notable projects have been in collaboration with film directors such as Wim Wenders, Raul Ruiz, Werner Schroeter, Samuel Fuller, Vincent Gallo, Fred Kelemen, Robert Kramer, João Cesar Monteiro, Miguel Gomes, and Teresa Villaverde.

Most Famous Work

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Tabu

(2012) Sound

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Grand Tour

(2024) Sound Engineer

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Frankie

(2019) Sound Mixer

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Visions of Europe

(2004) Sound Mixer

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Arabian Nights: Volume 2, The Desolate One

(2015) Sound Designer

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Arabian Nights: Volume 1, The Restless One

(2015) Sound Designer

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The Rose King

(1986) Sound Designer

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City of Pirates

(1984) Sound

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2021	N/A	The Tsugua Diaries 2021-07-14 Movie
2018	N/A	Acts of Cinema 2018-10-01 Movie
2017	Padre	Vazante 2017-09-28 Movie
2016	Sr. Pimentel	John From 2016-03-31 Movie
2012	Demonstration Spokesman / Pool House Owner	Tabu 2012-04-05 Movie
2008	N/A	Carnival: Looking for Paulo 'Miller' 2008-01-01 Movie
2001	Secretary Chief	Rending 2001-11-30 Movie
2000	Crowd Journalist	April Captains 2000-04-21 Movie
1995	Customer	Fado, Major and Minor 1995-03-29 Movie
1987	Piano Player	The Jester 1987-10-31 Movie
1986	L'homme hold-up	Guardian of the Night 1986-04-16 Movie
1984	N/A	Dead Man's Seat 1984-10-25 Movie
	Professor	Manoel’s Destinies 1984-08-02 Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Sound

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2024	Sound Engineer	Grand Tour 2024-11-06 Movie
2021	Sound	The Tsugua Diaries 2021-07-14 Movie
2020	Sound	Southern Sorceresses 2020-10-07 Movie
2019	Boom Operator	Où en êtes-vous, Teresa Villaverde ? 2019-10-26 Movie
	Sound Editor	Où en êtes-vous, Teresa Villaverde ? 2019-10-26 Movie
	Sound	Six Portraits of Pain 2019-10-22 Movie
	Sound Director	Partida 2019-10-17 Movie
	Sound Mixer	Frankie 2019-08-28 Movie
2018	Sound Recordist	Avenida Almirante Reis em 3 Andamentos 2018-10-21 Movie
	Sound Designer	O Banquete 2018-09-13 Movie
	Sound Editor	9 Fingers 2018-03-21 Movie
2017	Sound Designer	Colo 2017-11-16 Movie
	Sound Editor	Zeus 2017-01-05 Movie
2015	Sound Designer	Arabian Nights: Volume 3, The Enchanted One 2015-08-26 Movie
	Sound Designer	Arabian Nights: Volume 2, The Desolate One 2015-07-29 Movie
	Sound Designer	Arabian Nights: Volume 1, The Restless One 2015-06-24 Movie
	Sound	The Secret Agent 2015-02-19 Movie
2014	Sound Mixer	Dreamocracy 2014-12-01 Movie
	Sound Director	Coro dos Amantes 2014-04-27 Movie
2013	Sound	Wild Haggis 2013-10-17 Movie
	Sound Recordist	Here's the Deal 2013-06-14 Movie
	Sound	Bobô 2013-04-23 Movie
2012	Sound Designer	The Gift of Tears 2012-11-26 Movie
	Sound	Tabu 2012-04-05 Movie
2011	Sound Director	Cisne 2011-09-08 Movie
2010	Sound	Cinerama 2010-01-25 Movie
2009	Sound Designer	The Portuguese Nun 2009-08-09 Movie
	Sound Mixer	April Showers 2009-01-26 Movie
2008	Sound Designer	Our Beloved Month of August 2008-08-21 Movie
	Sound	From Now On 2008-01-01 Movie
2006	Sound	Trance 2006-10-05 Movie
2005	Sound Designer	The Face You Deserve 2005-03-23 Movie
2004	Sound Mixer	Visions of Europe 2004-05-01 Movie
	Sound	In Favour of Light 2004-01-21 Movie
	Foley Artist	Querença 2004-01-01 Movie
2003	Sound Mixer	O Nome e o N.I.M. 2003-06-29 Movie
	Sound Editor	O Nome e o N.I.M. 2003-06-29 Movie
	Sound	Wounded 2003-02-20 Movie
2002	Sound	88 2002-10-06 Movie
	Sound Designer	Em Volta 2002-06-10 Movie
	Sound Designer	Low-Flying Aircraft 2002-05-09 Movie
2001	Sound	Water and Salt 2001-08-01 Movie
2000	Sound Editor	Bad 2000-02-25 Movie
1999	Sound Designer	Red River 1999-11-20 Movie
	Sound Editor	Gloria 1999-11-03 Movie
1998	Sound Designer	The Mutants 1998-11-27 Movie
	Sound	Dribbling Fate 1998-08-14 Movie
1997	Sound	Daily Chicken 1997-07-24 Movie
1996	Sound	Pandora 1996-02-02 Movie
1995	Sound Designer	Antártida 1995-09-08 Movie
1994	Music	Two Brothers, My Sister 1994-11-04 Movie
	Sound Designer	Two Brothers, My Sister 1994-11-04 Movie
1993	Sound	Visit, or Memories and Confessions 1993-10-15 Movie
	Sound Designer	Hovering Over the Water 1993-02-24 Movie
1992	Sound Designer	No Dia dos Meus Anos 1992-08-21 Movie
	Sound	Alcibíades 1992-01-01 Movie
	Sound Mixer	Requiem for a Daffodil 1992-01-01 Movie
1991	Sound	Xavier 1991-01-01 Movie
1990	Sound Designer	Malvadez 1990-06-01 Movie
	Sound Designer	Lovely Child 1990-05-04 Movie
1989	Sound	Recollections of the Yellow House 1989-10-12 Movie
	Sound	The Seventh Letter 1989-08-13 Movie
	Sound Director	A True and Faithful Account 1989-06-22 Movie
1988	Sound	A Propósito da Bandeira Nacional 1988-12-09 Movie
	Sound	Doc's Kingdom 1988-09-09 Movie
	Sound Editor	Hard Times 1988-08-29 Movie
	Sound Designer	Steel Mask Versus Blue Abyss 1988-06-06 Movie
	Sound Mixer	Lounge Chair 1988-05-18 Movie
	Sound Designer	Three Less Me 1988-02-19 Movie
1987	Sound Designer	Serenity 1987-12-07 Movie
	Sound	The Jester 1987-10-31 Movie
	Sound Designer	The Mountains of the Moon 1987-09-01 Movie
1986	Sound	A Portuguese Farewell 1986-04-16 Movie
	Sound Editor	A Portuguese Farewell 1986-04-16 Movie
	Sound	Guardian of the Night 1986-04-16 Movie
	Sound Designer	The Rose King 1986-03-03 Movie
1985	Sound	Notre mariage 1985-04-01 Movie
1984	Sound	Dead Man's Seat 1984-10-25 Movie
	Sound	Lisboa Cultural 1984-09-28 Movie
	Sound Designer	Manoel’s Destinies 1984-08-02 Movie
	Sound Designer	Vanishing Point 1984-05-17 Movie
	Sound	City of Pirates 1984-02-22 Movie
1982	Sound	Aspern 1982-06-11 Movie
	Sound	The Conversation Is Over 1982-05-13 Movie
	Sound	Silvestre 1982-05-06 Movie
	Sound Designer	A Estrangeira 1982-02-01 Movie
1981	Sound	The Territory 1981-09-01 Movie
	Sound	Oxalá 1981-05-08 Movie
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Crew

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2019	Mix Technician	Où en êtes-vous, Teresa Villaverde ? 2019-10-26 Movie
2008	Sound Recordist	Carnival: Looking for Paulo 'Miller' 2008-01-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Editing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1999	Editor	Red River 1999-11-20 Movie
1994	Editor	Two Brothers, My Sister 1994-11-04 Movie
1991	Editor	Alex 1991-02-16 Movie
1987	Editor	Serenity 1987-12-07 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Directing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1998	Director	Outros Bairros 1998-01-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv