Eunice Muñoz, OSE, GCIH (30 July 1928 – 15 April 2022) was a Portuguese actress, considered one of the best Portuguese actresses of all time.

Early life and career

Eunice Muñoz was born in Amareleja, Portugal. She studied at the Portuguese National Conservatory, nowadays the Lisbon Theatre and Film School (Escola Superior de Teatro e Cinema). Muñoz was awarded the title of

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by the

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in 2009.

Death

She died in

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Selected filmography

* '' Camões'' (1946) * '' Um Homem do Ribatejo'' (1946) * Os Vizinhos do Rés-do-Chão (1947) * '' A Morgadinha dos Canaviais'' (1949) *

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(1949) * Cantiga da Rua (1950) * O Trigo e o Joio (1965) * '' Manhã Submersa'' (1980) * A Fachada (1986) * Repórter X (1987) * Matar Saudades (1988) * '' Hard Times'' (1988) * Between the Fingers (2008)

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* 1928 births 2022 deaths People from Moura, Portugal Portuguese television actresses Portuguese film actresses Golden Globes (Portugal) winners Lisbon Theatre and Film School alumni Officers of the Order of Saint James of the Sword Grand Crosses of the Order of Saint James of the Sword Grand Officers of the Order of Saint James of the Sword Grand Crosses of the Order of Prince Henry Grand Officers of the Order of Prince Henry Grand Crosses of the Order of Merit (Portugal) 20th-century Portuguese actresses 21st-century Portuguese actresses {{Portugal-actor-stub