The Heart and Hustle of Portugal
The Heart & Hustle of Portugal
Playlist by The Heart and Hustle of PortugalEach week, join Tony Gonçalves—a U.S.-based Portuguese immigrant and successful media executive—as he explores the stories of those driving Portugal’s influence on the global stage. From visionary ent…64 clip(s) in playlist
D.A.M.A.: “We’re not a genre, we never were. We are a style of music”
There is no doubt that D.A.M.A. are one of the most successful bands in contemporary Portuguese music. For over 13 years, they have performed more than 900 concerts, filled arenas and secured a unique place in the national music scene. What sets them apart, as they often say, is not a genre but an …
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Carolina Deslandes: “I don’t write songs for my haters”
Singer-songwriter Carolina Deslandes’ conversation with Tony Gonçalves that kicks off season 4 of “The Heart and Hustle of Portugal” podcast reveals an artist who moves between vulnerability and courage, always remaining true to herself. Deslandes speaks openly about motherhood, public exposure, an…
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Rerelease: Mariana Van Zeller goes in depth on bacalhau
Journalist Mariana Van Zeller returns to The Heart and Hustle of Portugal and expands her love for Portugal’s mascot: Bacalhau. Listen again to this season 3 episode.
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Rerelease: Chazz Palminteri’s love for Portuguese sardines is unmatched
Listen again to this episode of The Heart and Hustle of Portugal with the actor Chazz Palminteri.
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Rerelease: MARO’s music is global, but her taste is still Portuguese
Revisit the first episode of season 3 of The Heart and Hustle of Portugal with the singer-songwriter MARO.
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Rerelease: André de Freitas’ unfiltered guide to eating (and avoiding) in Portugal
Revisit this episode from season 3 of The Heart and Hustle of Portugal with comedian André de Freitas.
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Afonso Pimentel: how a Portuguese actor closed a 30-year circle in the Atlantic
Actor Afonso Pimentel, one of the most recognizable faces from Netflix’s “Turn of the Tide”, carries with him a story that reveals how a single moment of hesitation can alter the course of a career. Early on, when a casting director from Los Angeles reached out requesting his reel, Pimentel didn’t …
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Piper Perabo on acting, activism, and a little bit of Portugal
Actor Piper Perabo’s path to the screen began with a landline phone call: producer Jane Rosenthal contacted the young performer at home with the words every new actor hopes to hear: “You got the part”. Just six months after graduating from college, Perabo found herself on set with Robert De Niro, a…
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Paula Lobo Antunes: The New York–born actress who became a Portuguese icon
Paula Lobo Antunes’s recent role in the film “A Teacher’s Gift” is as memorable as the path that brought her here. Whether playing the villain in Flor do Mal or a leading protagonist in Mar de Paixão, Paula knows she made the right decision the day she quietly applied to drama school while still st…
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Portuguese holidays, family, and food with David Rodrigues
David Rodrigues is the man behind @howtocookstuff, a very entertaining collection of videos and reels about authentic Portuguese food (and slang). Born in the US, his parents immigrated from Lisboa and, as he recalls in this conversation with Tony Gonçalves, his mother’s food was always simmering i…
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