the actress Maria Eugenia, 89, who participated in such films as “the radio girl” and “the lion of the Star”, died on Thursday in Lisbon, told Lusa the son, the poet Fernando Pinto do Amaral.
Maria Eugenia debuted as an actress, starring in “the radio girl” (1944), Arthur Duarte, in which opposite among others with Maria Matos, Antonio Silva, Curado Ribeiro and Maria Olguim. Embodied the role of “Geninha girl.”
The success of the “new movie star,” as he referred him to press at the time led her to return to the cinema, by the hand of the same director to participate in “the lion Star” (1947), which appeared with Antonio Silva, Milu, Erico Braga, Laura Alves and Óscar Acúrcio, among others. Maria Eugenia plays the role of “White”, the sweet and good sister who is bothered by his father’s greatness fantasies and sister roles played respectively by Antonio Silva and Milú.
Maria Eugenia parallel developed a singing career, having participated in several radio programs, including the popular “will be for workers,” the former National Issuer.
However his photogenic and “naturalness performance”, wrote newspaper the Age called the attention in Spain and Italy.
in Spain took part in several films, including “the guest room No. 13,” a Portuguese-Spanish co-production, and even “Los del héroes 95 “(1947), Raul Alfonso,” Cuándo los ángeles duermen “and” unexpected Conflict “, both 1947 and Ricardo Gascón.
in the last two opposite films, among others, the actor Amedeo Nazzari (1907-1979) which led to the Sica Vittorio director invited her to film Italy. The Portuguese actress declined the invitation.
In addition to film and radio, the actress also participated in several plays, both in Spain and in Portugal.
The actress ended “a brilliant career”, as the press reported, when she married the doctor António Pinto do Amaral, who divorced years later.
in 2011 his biography was published, “Maria Eugenia, girl radio “, authored by Ruth Silva Correia.
Antonio Pinto do Amaral told Lusa that the mother died at the Hospital Santa Maria in Lisbon, but not go forward details of the funeral, which” should be carried is on Friday or Saturday. “
Maria Eugenia Rodrigues Branco was born in Lisbon on April 1, 1927.
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