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Renato Pino Wins Maria João Fontaínhas National Award for Performing Arts

Actor, director, and playwright receives the biennial award of 5,000 euros from the Sintra Municipal Council.

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Actor, director, and playwright Renato Pino has been honored with the Maria João Fontaínhas National Award for Performing Arts, presented by the Sintra Municipal Council, for his text "Já não pertenço aqui".

The award, which recognizes contemporary playwriting, includes a monetary prize of 5,000 euros and is presented biennially, honoring the career of Sintra-based actress Maria João Fontaínhas.
Renato Pino, born in Lisbon in 1990, graduated from the Escola Profissional de Teatro de Cascais and has been involved with companies such as Teatro Experimental de Cascais and Teatro Maria Vitória.
The playwright previously won this same award in 2024 for his original work "Uma Questão Moral".
The award, a partnership with Chão de Oliva – Centro de Difusão Cultural em Sintra, is intended for original projects in theatre, dance, puppetry, music, or cross-disciplinary areas, written in Portuguese.
Based on information from the official source: Camara Municipal de Sintra (22/10/2026)

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