Isabel de Castro
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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Filmography (87 Appearances)
The Life of Mirrors
Antes de a Vida Começar
A Casa Esquecida
Us
Sans elle...
Low-Flying Aircraft
O Fato Completo ou À Procura de Alberto
Anjo Selvagem
História do Cinema Português
A Raia dos Medos
When It Thunders
Amo-te Teresa
Gloria
The open luggage
The Island of Contenda
La sombra de Caín
Traffic
Guardian Angel
A Voice in the Night
Senhor Jerónimo
António Silva - Um Artista Popular
A Grande Aposta
Voyage to the Beginning of the World
La leyenda de Balthasar el Castrado
Desvio
Queridas e Maduras
Tudo ao Molho e Fé em Deus
Fado, Major and Minor
Casa de Lava
Desencontros
Zona+
Three Palm Trees
Family Matters
Ideias com História
Shadows in a Conflict
Here on Earth
Abraham's Valley
Procura-se
Chá Forte com Limão
O Miradouro da Lua
Vertigem
Swing troubadour
Alentejo Sem Lei
Xavier
Blood
The Seventh Letter
Hard Times
Mensagem
Tall Stories
Three Less Me
Cobardias
The Mountains of the Moon
A Portuguese Farewell
Passagem ou a Meio Caminho
No Trace of Sin
Jogo de Mão
The Conversation Is Over
Tiaga
Contos Fantásticos
Le Comte de Monte-Cristo
Music for Herself
E Não se Pode Exterminá-lo?
O Rei das Berlengas ou a Independência das Ditas
Brandos Costumes
O Destino Marca a Hora
Sunday Afternoon
Fado Corrido
Martes y trece
As Pupilas do Senhor Reitor
The Mystery Key
O Dinheiro dos Pobres
El golfo que vio una estrella
El cerco
El presidio
La hija del mar
Hay un camino a la derecha
Lawless Mountain
Bronce y luna
La danza del corazón
Persecución en Madrid
El sistema Pelegrín
Souls in Danger
Dulce nombre
Mercado prohibido
Under the Skies of the Asturias
Criminal Brigade
Ladrão, Precisa-se...