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Maria de Conceição de Matos Ferreira da Silva (September 29, 1890 – September 18, 1952) was a Portuguese actress and theatre personality. ==Career== Matos studied piano, singing and dramatic art at the Royal Conservatory of Lisbon, and for her final exam performed ''Rosas de Todo Ano'', written by Júlio Dantas. She debuted professionally at the Teatro Nacional D. Mary II in the play ''Judas'' (1907). She married in 1913 the actor Mendonça de Carvalho, who founded the theater company Maria Matos - Mendonça de Carvalho, a company that enjoyed considerable prestige in Portuguese theatre. In 1940, she was appointed at the Conservatório Nacional de Teatro, where she was head of Theatrical aesthetics and Vocal coaching. Her talent was particularly evident in the farce and the comedy. In the film she starred in successful films such as ''O Costa do Castelo'' (1943) and ''A Menina da Rádio'' (1944), directed by Arthur Duarte and costarring with António Silva. She also starred in other movies such as ''As Pupilas do Senhor Reitor'' (1935), ''Varanda dos Rouxinóis'' (1939) by José Leitão de Barros and ''A Morgadinha dos Canaviais'' (1949) by Caetano Bonucci and Amadeu Ferrari. Matos also wrote for ''A Tia Engrácia'', ''Direitos de Coração'' and ''Escola de Mulheres'', romantic parts. She died 11 days before her 62nd birthday on September 18, 1952. After her death, her memoirs were published ''As Memórias da Actriz Maria Matos'',〔(Memorias / de Maria Matos ; revisao e prefacio de Alice Ogando )〕 and she was honored by having a theatre in Lisbon being called Teatro Maria Matos in 1969. She was the mother of actress Maria Helena Matos (1911 - 2002). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Maria Matos」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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