Amália Rodrigues

Personal Info

Birthday

July 23, 1920

Day of Death

1999-10-06

(79 years old)

Place of Birth

Lisbon, Portugal

Also Known As

Amália

Amalia Rodríguez

Amália Rodrigues

Biography

Amália, was a Portuguese fadista (fado singer) and actress. Known as the 'Rainha do Fado' ("Queen of Fado"), Rodrigues was instrumental in popularising fado worldwide and travelled internationally throughout her career. Amália remains the best-selling Portuguese artist in history.

Known For

Vitória Bonelli

Un rayo de luz

Lovers' Net

Fado, a Singer's Story

Black Cloaks

Un ángel tuvo la culpa

La revoltosa

Fado Corrido

Filmography

2020
I, Amália
as Self (archive footage)
2000
The Art of Amália
as Self - Singer
1998
Vasco Santana: O Bom Português
as Self
1995
Amália - Uma Estranha Forma de Vida
as Self
1968
A Sapateira Prodigiosa
as Sapateira
1966
Via Macau
as Self
1965
Enchanted Isles
as Hunila
1964
Fado Corrido
as Maria do Amparo
1963
La revoltosa
as Gorgonia
1962
Historia de una noche
as Mujer con brazo encabrillado
1960
Un rayo de luz
as Monja que entrega premio
Un ángel tuvo la culpa
as Vecina
1958
Sangue Toureiro
as Maria da Graça
1956
April in Portugal
as Amália Rodrigues
1955
Lovers' Net
as Amália
1949
Vendaval Maravilhoso
as Eugênia Câmara
1947
Fado, a Singer's Story
as Ana Maria
Black Cloaks
as Maria de Lisboa