Biographie
Pedro Alves became known for his mythical character Zeca Estacionâncio, played in Portuguese humor series such as Tele Rural and Portugal Tal e Qual, in partnership with João Paulo Rodrigues, embodying the character of the duo Quim Roscas.
He started his activity doing radio and doing stand up shows in night bars in the undefeated city. It was at this stage that he met João Paulo Rodrigues, with whom he would form the duo Quim Roscas and Zeca Estacionâncio, as they met at Rádio Nova Era where Pedro Alves was already an announcer and both began to animate the mornings of the station.
The first television participation was at the invitation of Teresa Guilherme for the program Um, Dois, Três. Then, as a humorous duo, they participated in programs such as Praça da alegre and Portugal no Coração.
In 2008, the duo was challenged by RTP to present Tele Rural, the television news from the rural world, which is a satire on serious television news. It is presented by Quim and Zé, two friends, and the news only corresponds to what happens in the fictional northern village of Curral de Moinas. News is usually presented as important, much later turning out to be comical nonsense. The people of Curral de Moinas represent the rustic Portuguese people in a comic way. Its humor is also based on the many national puns and, it had a huge audience success, having resulted in 4 seasons.
Later, in 2011, RTP returned to interpret the characters Quim Roscas and Zeca Estacionâncio for the participation in the program Portugal Tal e Qual. Portugal Tal e Qual Portugal Tal e Qual was yet another television success, presenting a sociological portrait of the country today and addressing topics such as divorce, phobias, neighborhood relations, etc. .
In 2012, João Paulo Rodrigues and Pedro Alves were challenged by the largest national production company to take the successes of their shows to the movie theaters, and with that, in November 2013, Quim Roscas and Zeca Estacionâncio reached the movie theaters with the film 7 rural sins. This is a Portuguese comedy signed by actor Nicolau Breyner (still playing a character in the film), and the inclusion of mythical comic figures Quim and Zeca, played by João Paulo Rodrigues and Pedro Alves. This proved to be a real success and was the 5th most watched Portuguese film ever. In the film, Quim and Zeca die, but God decides to give them a second chance as long as, for one day, they do not fall into any of the seven deadly sins. Will Quim and Zeca be able to resist their cousins seduction attacks?
In February 2014 João Paulo Rodrigues moves to SIC as presenter of the morning talk show Queridas Manhãs, alongside Júlia Pinheiro, and the duo's colleague, Pedro Alves, took part in this project with a weekly section where he represented several cartoon characters.
Due to the immense success, the duo Quim Roscas and Zeca Estacionâncio decided in July 2016 to launch the book entitled Curral de Moinas in Search of the Lost Dog. The book, written by Henrique Dias and Frederico Pombares, tells the story of the dog Fanfa, who disappeared and led her owners to travel from one end of Portugal to the other, always looking for clues. This unusual adventure had thousands of readers laughing from the first to the last page.
In 2022, there is a proposal to return to cinemas with Curral de Moinas - Os bankadores do Povo, a film where Quim discovers that, after all, he had a father who was a banker. The Father leaves him an enormous fortune and a bank. For the first time, Quim and Zé move to Lisbon and are confronted with the manners and styles of high society. They begin to live a life of luxury, the opposite of rural simplicity. Quim is dazzled; Zé is suspicious.
Curral de Moinas - The People's Bankers, premiered in August 2022, with a luxury main cast, consisting of Júlia Pinheiro, Rui Mendes, Sofia Ribeiro, Rui Unas, Carla Andrino, Diana Nicolau, among others, produced by Filbox and directed by José Miguel Cadilhe, proved to be a success, breaking records.
It was shown in movie theaters for months on end, always being the TOP 1 of the most viewed, and having more than 500,000 spectators. The success of the Portuguese comedy was so great that the film was seen in countries such as France, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Belgium, among others.
