Rodrigues, Amália da Piedade Rebordão
Born: Jul 01, 1920 AD
Died: 1999 AD, at 79 years of age.
Nationality: Portuguese
Categories: Actresses, Singer
Died: 1999 AD, at 79 years of age.
Nationality: Portuguese
Categories: Actresses, Singer
1920 - Born on July 1st in Lisbon. Amalia Rodrigues, the singer-songwriter who powerfully personified her country's brooding Fado (fate, or destiny) music.
1939 - She began to perform in clubs along the waterfront, her career took off, paving the way for appearences in theatre productions, movies and world-wide concert tours.
1974 - A coup brought down a half-century of rightist dictatorship, and Amalia was accused of collaborating with the deposed fascist regime.
1999 - Died on October 6th at her home in Lisbon, Portugal.
1939 - She began to perform in clubs along the waterfront, her career took off, paving the way for appearences in theatre productions, movies and world-wide concert tours.
1974 - A coup brought down a half-century of rightist dictatorship, and Amalia was accused of collaborating with the deposed fascist regime.
1999 - Died on October 6th at her home in Lisbon, Portugal.
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