Celestino Santana Francisco Alvares (1 August 1920 - 28 February 1999) known by his stage name C. Alvares was a Goan tiatrist, film actor, producer and director. He was from Saligao.C. Alvares specialised in composing and singing poignant duets on various social issues and for this reason, he was called the King of Duets. He acted in two of the most memorable Konkani films, including Amchem Noxib, Nirmon, Mhoji Ghorkarn, Bhuierantlo Munis and Uddta to Buddta. C.