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 in Cagliari – 5 November 1979 in Rome) 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. Al ...

in a couple of

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-made films including the comedy ''

Unexpected Conflict ''Unexpected Conflict'' (Spanish: ''Conflicto inesperado'') is a 1948 Spanish comedy film directed by Ricardo Gascón and starring Amedeo Nazzari, María Asquerino and Alfonso Estela.Lancia p.104 It was one of several films the Italian star Nazzar ...

'' (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 Ribeiro . ...

'' (1944) * ''

When the Angels Sleep ''When the Angels Sleep'' (Spanish: ''Cuando los ángeles duermen'') is a 1947 Spanish-Italian drama film directed by Ricardo Gascón and starring Amedeo Nazzari, Clara Calamai and Maria Eugénia. In Italian the film's title is '' Quando gli angel ...

'' (1947) * ''

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'' (1947) * ''

'' (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