Maria Eugénia facts for kids

Maria Eugénia (born April 1, 1927 – died August 25, 2016) was a talented actress from Portugal. She performed both on stage and in movies. She became well-known in the late 1940s, appearing in several films in Portugal and Spain.

Maria Eugénia came from a family of artists. Her father was a musician. This background likely helped her develop her own artistic skills. She even received an offer to work with a famous Italian director named Vittorio De Sica, but she chose not to take it. After she got married, Maria Eugénia decided to stop acting. She is the mother of a well-known Portuguese poet, Fernando Pinto do Amaral.

Her Acting Career

Maria Eugénia was active as an actress from 1931 to 1948. During this time, she starred in seven films. Most of these were Portuguese, but some were made in Spain. She even acted alongside a famous Italian actor named Amedeo Nazzari in two movies filmed in Barcelona. One of these was a comedy called Unexpected Conflict, released in 1948.

Selected Films

Here are some of the movies Maria Eugénia appeared in:

• A Menina da Rádio (1944)
• When the Angels Sleep (1947)
• O Leão da Estrela (1947)
• Unexpected Conflict (1948)

See also

In Spanish: Maria Eugénia Rodrigues Branco para niños