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 Amedeo Nazzari (10 December 1907 – 5 November 1979) was an Italian actor. Nazzari was one of the leading figures of Italian classic cinema, often considered a local variant of the Australian–American star Errol Flynn. Although he emerged as ...

in a couple of

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-made films including the comedy '' Unexpected Conflict'' (1948). She received an offer from

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to work with him, but she turned it down. 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

* ''

A Menina da Rádio ''A Menina da Rádio'' is a 1944 Portuguese musical film comedy directed by Arthur Duarte. Cast * Maria Matos ... D. Rosa Gonçalves * António Silva ... Cipriano Lopes * Maria Eugénia ... Geninha, a Menina da Rádio * Francisco Ribei ...

'' (1944) * ''

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'' (1947) * '' O Leão da Estrela'' (1947) * '' Unexpected Conflict'' (1948)

References

Bibliography

* Lancia, Enrico. ''Amedeo Nazzari''. Gremese Editore, 1983.

External links

* 1927 births 2016 deaths Portuguese film actresses Portuguese stage actresses Actresses from Lisbon {{Portugal-bio-stub