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]
Maria Eugénia | |
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Born | (1927-04-01)1 April 1927 Lisbon, Portugal |
Died | 25 August 2016(2016-08-25) (aged 89) Lisbon, Portugal |
Other names | Maria Eugenia Rodrigues Branco |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1931–1948 |
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.
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