Isabel de Castro
Actor
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.
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As Director
Filmography
Abraham's Valley
1993
Blood
as The Woman 1989
Casa de Lava
as Actriz convidada 1995
Voyage to the Beginning of the World
as Maria Afonso 1997
Traffic
as Casca in 'Julius Caesar' Play 1998
The Conversation Is Over
as Marinheiro: 2.º Veladora 1982
Brandos Costumes
as Older Daughter 1975
Here on Earth
as Miguel's mother 1993
Tall Stories
as Maria 1988
Xavier
as Irmã Luz 1991
Fado, Major and Minor
as Mother Antoinette 1995
Low-Flying Aircraft
as Sra. Ferreira 2002
Shadows in a Conflict
as Madre de José 1993
La leyenda de Balthasar el Castrado
as Duchess of Arcos 1996
Martes y trece
as Lola 1962
A Portuguese Farewell
as Piedade 1986
Amo-te Teresa
as Cândida 2000