Maria Eugénia Explained

Maria Eugénia
Birth Date:1 April 1927
Birth Place:Lisbon, Portugal
Death Place:Lisbon, Portugal
Occupation:Actress
Yearsactive:1931–1948

Maria Eugénia (1 April 1927 – 25 August 2016) was a Portuguese stage and film actress. She appeared in seven Portuguese and Spanish films in the late 1940s. Eugénia appeared opposite the Italian actor Amedeo Nazzari in a couple of Barcelona-made films including the comedy Unexpected Conflict (1948).[1] She received an offer from Vittorio De Sica to work with him, but she turned it down.[2] [3]

Eugénia came from an artistic family, and was the daughter of a musician. She retired from acting following her marriage. She is the mother of the Portuguese poet Fernando Pinto do Amaral.

Selected filmography

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Notes and References

  1. Lancia p.104
  2. Web site: Morreu a "menina da rádio". publico.pt. 26 August 2016.
  3. Web site: Lusa. Morreu a "menina da rádio". TSF Radio Notícias (tsf.pt). TSF. 31 August 2016. Portuguese. 2016-08-25.