Isabel Maria Bastos Osório de Castro e Oliveira (August 1, 1931 – November 23, 2005) was a
Portuguese
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film actress.
Biography
She was born in the capital Lisbon in 1931 to José Osório de Castro e Oliveira (Setúbal, 27 January 1900 - Lisbon, 3 December 1964) and writer Raquel Bastos, granddaughter of the writer Ana de Castro Osório, brother of the writer
João Osório de Castro
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Castro's career began with the movie ''
Ladrão, Precisa-se!'' in
1946
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. Later, she appeared in some Spanish films including ''
Under the Skies of the Asturias
''Under the Skies of the Asturias'' (Spanish: ''Bajo el cielo de Asturias'') is a 1951 Spanish drama film directed by Gonzalo Delgrás and starring Isabel de Castro, Augusto Ordóñez and Luis Pérez de León.Crusells p.94
Cast
* Isabel de Cast ...
'' where she played as Angelina Quirós, ''
The Pelegrín System
''The Pelegrín System'' (Spanish: ''El sistema Pelegrín'') is a 1952 Spanish sports comedy film directed by Ignacio F. Iquino and starring Fernando Fernán Gómez, Isabel de Castro
Isabel Maria Bastos Osório de Castro e Oliveira (August 1, 19 ...
'', ''
Lawless Mountain
''Lawless Mountain'' (Spanish: ''La montaña sin ley'') is a 1953 Spanish western film directed by Miguel Lluch and starring José Suárez, Isabel de Castro and Teresa Abad.Pitts p.217
Cast
* José Suárez as Zorro
* Isabel de Castro as Mar ...
'' as Maria and in ''El cerco''. She played in more Portuguese films including ''Francisca'' (1981), ''
O Desejado'' (1987) and ''
Hard Times'' (1988). In the mid-1990s, she went to Cape Verde, appearing in the films ''
Down to Earth'' (1995) and ''
The Island of Contenda
''The Island of Contenda'' (original title: ''O Ilhéu de Contenda'') is a 1995 drama film directed by Leão Lopes.
Synopsis
Cape Verde, 1964. At the feet of a mighty volcano, the traditional Cape Verdean society is undergoing a steady change ...
'' (1996), the latter based on the novel by
Henrique Teixeira de Sousa
Henrique Teixeira de Sousa (September 19, 1919 in São Lourenço on the island of Fogo – March 3, 2006) was a doctor and author from Cape Verde.
Biography
Teixeira de Sousa graduated in 1945 in Lisbon with a degree in Medicine, having at ...
, in which she played the character of Nha Caela. Her last movie was ''
A Casa Esquecida
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'', in
2004
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. She appeared in about 50 films and appeared in theatre and television.
She died of cancer in
Borba near
Évora
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.
Personal life
In 1948, she married
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, she later married Miguel Luke
Selected filmography
Short films
*''A Voice of the Night'' (1998)
*''Jerónimo'' (1998)
*''Henrique'' (2001)
References
External links
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Portuguese film actresses
Portuguese television actresses
People from Lisbon
1931 births
2005 deaths
Deaths from cancer in Portugal