Beatriz Costa

Beatriz Costa (born December 14, 1907 in Charneca do Milharado, today the municipality of Venda do Pinheiro , Mafra , † April 15, 1996 in Lisbon ) was a Portuguese actress .

Beatriz Costa with Vasco Santana in A Canção de Lisboa , 1933

Career

From the simplest of circumstances, she was interested in entertainment theater at an early age. At 15 she was on stage for the first time, in a small role in the choir at the Teatro Éden . She later became known as a singing and dancing actress at the revue theaters in Lisbon and Rio de Janeiro . She had first roles in a few silent films before she became famous with A Canção de Lisboa at the side of Vasco Santana , and with Aldeia da Roupa Branca her fame consolidated. Her roles in the popular theater revues of the 30s to 50s were the main source of her popularity, which through the films also spread to a wider audience. As the humorous and carefree cheerful nature with a characteristic page haircut and exuberant joie de vivre, she is still popular today and, along with António Silva and Vasco Santana, is a symbol of the still popular Portuguese comedies of the 30s to 50s.

After the Carnation Revolution , she wrote autobiographical books that received public attention. She always refused offers to perform again, always with reference to the greatly changed musical theater. She lived the last decades of her life in the Hotel Tivoli in Lisbon, in room number 600. Even during her lifetime, she was repeatedly dedicated to television programs and theater reviews, and various records and CD compilations of her song recordings from films and radio programs were published. After her death in 1996, a museum was set up for her in Malveira , north of Lisbon, where, in addition to photos, posters, props and a cloakroom, a number of items from her personal estate can be seen.

Beatriz Costa at the side of António Silva in A Canção de Lisboa , 1933

Filmography

1926: O Diabo em Lisboa; R: Rino Lupo
1928: Fátima Milagrosa; R: Rino Lupo
1930: Lisboa; R: José Leitão de Barros
1931: A Minha Noite de Núpcias; R: EW Emo
1933: A Canção de Lisboa ; D: José Cottinelli Telmo
1936: O Trevo de Quatro Folhas; R: Chianca de Garcia
1939: Aldeia da Roupa Branca; R: Chianca de Garcia

bibliography

Beatriz Costa: Sem Papas na Língua Europa-América, Mem Martins 2003, ISBN 978-972-105206-2 (first published in 1976)
Beatriz Costa: Quando Os Vascos Eram Santanas ... e Não Só Europa-América, Mem Martins 1978, ISBN 978-972-101854-9
Beatriz Costa: Nos Cornos da Vida Europa-América, Mem Martins 1984, ISBN 978-972-102980-4
Beatriz Costa: Mulher Sem Fronteiras Europa-América, Mem Martins 1985
Beatriz Costa: Eles e Eu Europa-América, Mem Martins 1990, ISBN 978-972-102967-5

Web links

Commons : Beatriz Costa - Collection of Images

Beatriz Costa in theInternet Movie Database(English)

literature

Luciano Reis: Beatriz Costa , Sete Caminhos, Lisbon 2008, ISBN 978-989-602-123-8
Salwa Castelo-Branco: Enciclopédia da Música em Portugal no Século XX, C – L Temas e Debates, Lisbon 2010, ISBN 978-989-644-098-5

Individual evidence

^ Salwa Castelo-Branco: Enciclopédia da Música em Portugal no Século XX, CL 1st edition, Temas e Debates, Lisbon 2010, page 345f ( ISBN 978-989-644-098-5 )

personal data
SURNAME	Costa, Beatrice
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Conceição, Beatriz da (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Portuguese actress
DATE OF BIRTH	December 14, 1907
PLACE OF BIRTH	Charneca do Milharado , Mafra , Portugal
DATE OF DEATH	April 15, 1996
Place of death	Lisbon , Portugal

[1] Salwa Castelo-Branco: Enciclopédia da Música em Portugal no Século XX, CL 1st edition, Temas e Debates, Lisbon 2010, page 345f ( ISBN 978-989-644-098-5 )