Actress. She was born in Lisbon, Portugal. She worked in Portuguese and Spanish cinema. She is best remembered for her films “Ladrao, Precisa-se!”(1946) “Barrio” (1947), “Brigada Criminal” (1950), “Almas en Peligro” (1952), “La Hija del Mar” (1953), “El Presidio” (1954), “O Dinheiro dos Pobres” (1956), “Fado Corrido” (1964), “O Destino Marca a Hora” (1970), “Jogo de Mao” (1984), “Um Adeus Portugues” (1986), “Tempos Difíceis” (1988), “Vertigem” (1992), “Sombras en una Batalla” (1993) and “A Casa Esquecida” (2004), her last film. She died in Borba, Portugal.  (bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)