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Pedro Hestnes(1962-2011)

  • Actor
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In only his second feature, Portuguese filmmaker Pedro Costa (Horse Money, In Vanda's Room) brilliantly reworked Jacques Tourneur's classic I Walked with a Zombie into a reflection on his country's colonial legacy. A nurse, Mariana (Inês Medeiros), accompanies Leão (Isaach De Bankolé) to his home on the volcanic islands of Cape Verde after an accident sends him into a coma. But he goes unrecognized by fellow denizens, leaving Mariana trapped with and eventually entranced by a mysterious community. Never before released in the U.S. and now beautifully restored, Casa de Lava foreshadows the masterful films that would follow, yet is an extraordinary, ravishing work in its own right.
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Pedro Hestnes was born in 1962 in Lisbon, Portugal. He was an actor, known for Second Hand (2012), Xavier (1992) and Blood (1989). He died on 20 June 2011 in Lisbon, Portugal.
Born1962
DiedJune 20, 2011
Born1962
DiedJune 20, 2011
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  • Awards
    • 2 wins & 2 nominations total

Known for

Rita Durão, Pedro Hestnes, and Vasco Apolinário in Second Hand (2012)
Second Hand
5.7
  • Jorge
  • 2012
Xavier (1992)
Xavier
6.9
  • Xavier
  • 1992
Blood (1989)
Blood
7.3
  • Vicente(as Pedro Hestnes Ferreira)
  • 1989
Treasure of the Bitch Islands (1990)
Treasure of the Bitch Islands
5.6
  • Le barman du palace
  • 1990

Credits

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Actor

  • Rita Durão, Pedro Hestnes, and Vasco Apolinário in Second Hand (2012)
    Second Hand
    5.7
    • Jorge
    • 2012
  • Cinerama (2010)
    Cinerama
    4.3
    • 2010
  • Circuito Integrado
    Short
    • Mário
    • 2009
  • Paulo Abreu, Pedro Hestnes, and Patrick Mendes in Synchrotron (2009)
    Synchrotron
    5.8
    Short
    • 2009
  • Vida Virtual
    Short
    • 2009
  • Bazar (2009)
    Bazar
    5.4
    • Médecin
    • 2009
  • Além do Corpo
    Short
    • 2008
  • Lobos (2007)
    Lobos
    4.6
    • Inácio
    • 2007
  • Rio Turvo (2007)
    Rio Turvo
    6.2
    • 2007
  • A Cura (2006)
    A Cura
    Short
    • Pintor
    • 2006
  • Benção
    Short
    • Husband
    • 2006
  • Body Rice (2006)
    Body Rice
    4.8
    • Joaquim
    • 2006
  • A Casa Esquecida (2004)
    A Casa Esquecida
    Short
    • Itinerant agricultural labourer
    • 2004
  • Melvil Poupaud and Elsa Zylberstein in Love Torn in a Dream (2000)
    Love Torn in a Dream
    7.2
    • Marc
    • 2000
  • April Captains (2000)
    April Captains
    7.1
    • Emílio
    • 2000

Music Department

  • Coitado do Jorge (1993)
    Coitado do Jorge
    6.5
    • musical consultant
    • 1993

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CASA DE LAVA Official Trailer
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CASA DE LAVA Official Trailer

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Pedro Hestnes Ferreira
  • Born
    • 1962
    • Lisbon, Portugal
  • Died
    • June 20, 2011
    • Lisbon, Portugal(cancer)

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    Brother of Francisco Hestnes, their paternal grandmother was Norwegian.

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