Salvador Martinha

Salvador Maria Ferro Pinto de Magalhães Martinha, known as Salvador Martinha (Lisbon, 6 April 1983), is a Portuguese comedian. He became a common presence on Portuguese television through his appearances on programs such as Levanta-te e Ri (“Get Up and Laugh”) and Sal (“Salt”), as well as through the shows he performed over time, such as Cábula (“Cheat Sheet”) and Centro das Atenções (“Center of Attention”). He was the first Portuguese comedian to have his own show on Netflix.

In 2017, he created his podcast Ar Livre (“Open Air”), one of the first in Portugal in the format of free and relaxed conversation. His stand-up work includes Salvador está numa relação a solo (“Salvador Is in a Solo Relationship”) (2010), Salvador ao vivo (“Salvador Live”) (2012), Cábula (“Cheat Sheet”) (2014), (2015), Tipo Anti-Herói (“Like an Antihero”) (2016), Centro das Atenções (“Center of Attention”) (2017), Cabeça Ausente (“Absent Mind”) (2018), Ar Livre (“Open Air”) (2020), Teremos sempre Stand-Up (“We Will Always Have Stand-Up”) (2021) and Aura Super Jovem (“Super Young Aura”) (2024).

On television, his work includes Levanta-te e Ri (“Get Up and Laugh”) (SIC, 2003), Alex & Salvador (SIC Radical, 2012) and Sal (“Salt”) (2014). In streaming, he appeared in Turn of the Tide (Rabo de Peixe) (Netflix, 2023) as the character Inspetor Francisco. In cinema, he appeared in Ruas Rivais (“Rival Streets”) (2014). He also worked in radio and was co-author of “Off the Record” in the newspaper Record, and was a columnist in the magazine Time Out from 2022.