Isabel de Castro
Birthday: 1931-08-01
Place of Birth: Lisbon, Portugal
Biography: Isabel Maria Bastos Osório de Castro e Oliveira (August 1, 1931 – November 23, 2005) was a Portuguese film actress. She was born in the capital Lisbon in 1931 to José Osório de Castro e Oliveira (Setúbal, 27 January 1900 - Lisbon, 3 December 1964) and writer Raquel Bastos, granddaughter of the writer Ana de Castro Osório, brother of the writer João Osório de Castro. Castro's career began with the movie Ladrão, Precisa-se! in 1946. Later, she appeared in some Spanish films including Under the Skies of the Asturias where she played as Angelina Quirós, The Pelegrín System, Lawless Mountain as Maria and in El cerco. She played in more Portuguese films including Francisca (1981), O Desejado (1987) and Hard Times (1988). In the mid-1990s, she went to Cape Verde, appearing in the films Down to Earth (1995) and The Island of Contenda (1996), the latter based on the novel by Henrique Teixeira de Sousa, in which she played the character of Nha Caela. Her last movie was A Casa Esquecida, in 2004. She appeared in about 50 films and appeared in theatre and television. She died of cancer in Borba near Évora. In 1948, she married Óscar Acúrsio, she later married Miguel Luke. Source: Article "Isabel de Castro" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
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Hard Times
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El sistema Pelegrín
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La danza del corazón
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A Portuguese Farewell
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Here on Earth
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O Dinheiro dos Pobres
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Under the Skies of the Asturias
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Tall Stories
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O Miradouro da Lua
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Música Para Si
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Amo-te Teresa
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Blood
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Xavier
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No Trace of Sin
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The open luggage
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The Mystery Key
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Brandos Costumes
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Sans elle...
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Fado, Major and Minor
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Senhor Jerónimo
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Tiaga
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Voyage to the Beginning of the World
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El cerco
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Casa de Lava
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Sunday Afternoon
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The Island of Contenda
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Chá Forte com Limão
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Low-Flying Aircraft
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El presidio
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When It Thunders
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The Mountains of the Moon
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Three Less Me
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Three Palm Trees
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Gloria
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Jogo de Mão
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Passagem ou a Meio Caminho
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Guardian Angel
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Antes de a Vida Começar
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A Casa Esquecida
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E Não se Pode Exterminá-lo?
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Traffic
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O Destino Marca a Hora
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The Conversation Is Over
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Mensagem
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Family Matters
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The Seventh Letter
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Fado Corrido
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Criminal Brigade
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Martes y trece
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As Pupilas do Senhor Reitor
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Hay un camino a la derecha
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Ladrão, Precisa-se...
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The Life of Mirrors
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A Voice in the Night
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