Matamba Joaquim, Sambizanga-Luanda-Angola, August 21, 1982, is an actor, storyteller, director, graduated from the Angolan School of Art Institute (Instituto de formação Artistica – I.N.F.A) and made his stage debut in Luanda, at the theatre of the Avenue (Teatro Avenida), in Molière’s “The Misanthrope” directed by professor Norberto Natan’yadi. He then moves to Lisbon, Portugal, where he gets to know actors such as Angelo Torres, Daniel Martinho and Miguel Sermão.

ll four of them participate in the foundation of the Griot Theatre group (Teatro Griot), whose members are essentially Afro-descendants, and whose main goal is to explore universal themes that participate to the construction of a post-colonial Afro-European identity. Identity and inter-identity dynamics between Africa and Europe constitute the primary axis around which the activities of the group organise themselves.
This reflects itself in the choice of plays, of directors and actors. In Portugal, his first public appearance takes place at the Dona Maria II National Theatre in 2008, with a staged reading of O Desportivo da Sucata directed by Teresa Sobral. In 2009 the Griot Theatre Group puts together its first play, a children’s play, the Hunchback and the Gipsy (O Corcunda e a Cigana), directed by actress, and group member, Zia Soares.

THEATRE

Os Negros, de Jean Genet (2017) Teatro GRIOT/São Luiz Teatro Municipal, Rogério de Carvalho. Role: Arquibaldo

Moçambique (2016)  Mala Voadora, by Jorge Andrade
O Lugar por onde a Vaca passou (2016), directed by João Fiadeiro

Ruínas- Ruíned (2016), directed by Antonio pires
As Confissões Verdadeiras de Um Terrorista Albino – The True Confessions of an Albino Terrorist (2014), directed by Rogério de Carvalho

A Geração da Utopia (2014), directed by Guilherme Mendonça

A Raça Forte – The Strong breed (2013), directed by Nuno M. Cardoso

Faz Escuro Nos Olhos (2012), directed by Rogério de Carvalho

O Corcunda e a Cigana – The Hunchback and the Gipsy (2010), directed by Zia Soares

O Desportivo Da Sucata (2008), directed by Teresa Sobral

The Misanthrope (2006), directed by Norberto Natan’yadi

FILMS

UM ANIMAL AMARELO de Felipe Bragança (BR) 2017,  Role: Cesarino Boavida

Before Dawn (2015), Maria Schrader, Role: Mendes

A Ilha dos Cães – The Island of dogs (2015), Jorge Antonio, Role: Tomé

O Capitão Falcão – Captain Hawk (2015), João Leitão, Role : black captain

Comboio de Sal e Açucar- The Train of salt and Sugar (2016), Licínio de Azevedo, role Taiar

SHORT FILMS

O Lugar que Ocupas  (2015), Pedro Filipe Marques

A Libélula– The Dragon Fly (2014), Ana Lucia Carvalho

Chess (2013), Mario Melo Costa

TELEVISION

Amor Maior-SIC (2016) Role: Timoteo Alcantara Neto

O Preço da Ambição – The price of ambition (2013)

Voo Directo – Direct flight (2013)

O Bar do Ti-Chico (2012)

Makamba Hotel (2009)

TV ADVERTS

Pai Natal Movicel (2014)

Banco Totta Angola (2013)

Banco Atlantico (2013)

Martini Angola (2012)

CONTACTO PROFESIONAL

Website > http://matambajoaquim.com/

Phone Number > +351 965 025 447

E-mail > matabicho_matabicho@hotmail.com