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Amália Amália da Piedade Rebordão Rodrigues was born in Lisbon at Rua Martim Vaz, on July 23, 1920, according to his birth certificate, however, the artist celebrated her birthday on July 1.

Daughter of Lucinda da Piedade Rebordão and Albertino de Jesus Rodrigues, she was raised by her grandparents.

Amália Rodrigues worked as a seamstress, embroiderer, worker in a chocolate factory and was also a fruit seller, with her sister Celeste, in the streets of Alcântara, where she moved with her grandparents when she was 19 years old.

Since she was very young she shows talent for fado and her professional debut was at Retiro da Severa in 1939, with enormous success.
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Amália In 1940 Amália Rodrigues makes her debut as an actress at Teatro Maria Vitória in the play "Ora Vai Tu!".


Amalia also starred in success movies: "Capas Negras" (1946) marks the beginning of her cinematographic career; another blockbuster was Fado: History of a Cantadeira (1947).

She performances in programs at the Radio and in the portuguese national television broadcaster, RTP.


She died on October 6, 1999 and her remains were moved from the Prazeres Cemetery to the National Pantheon on July 8, 2001.
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Amália and the backup guitar band see more
Amalia Rodrigues in Brazil see more
Fado "Não Sei Porque te Foste Embora" Documentary and Cultural see more
Fado Coimbra Documentary and Cultural see more
Fado "Barco Negro" Documentary and Cultural see more
Fado, História de Uma Cantadeira Drama see more
RTP Amália First Appearance Documentary and Cultural see more
The TV debut of Amália see more
Backstage with Amália see more
Arrival of Amália Rodrigues from Brazil Daily News see more
Photo session for "TV" magazine see more
"TV" Magazine see more
Autograph session by Amália Rodrigues Daily News see more
Fado "Nome de Rua" Documentary and Cultural see more
Amália Rodrigues with Charles Aznavour Daily News see more
Fados by Amália Documentary and Cultural see more
Highway to Success: Amália Documentary and Cultural see more
Amália - História de um Espectáculo: Fado Maldição Documentary and Cultural see more
A Sapateira Prodigiosa Drama see more
Amália singing in "Jogos Florais" - 1969 see more
Amália at Knokke Documentary and Cultural see more
Amália: La Tarantella Documentary and Cultural see more
Fado "Mister ET" Documentary and Cultural see more
Amália: First Solo Concert in Portugal Documentary and Cultural see more
Tribute to Amália Rodrigues: Fado "Cansaço" Documentary and Cultural see more
Amalia Rodrigues at the Olympia Documentary and Cultural see more
Amália is awarded with the Order of Santiago Daily News see more
Tribute to Amália Rodrigues: Fado "Noite de Santo António" Documentary and Cultural see more
O que é feito de si: Amália Rodrigues Documentary and Cultural see more
Amália Rodrigues: 50 Years of Career Documentary and Cultural see more
Amália Rodrigues' funeral Daily News see more
Amália Rodrigues Legacy Documentary and Cultural see more
Amália: Uma Estranha Forma de Vida Documentary and Cultural see more
Amália Rodrigues at the National Pantheon Daily News see more