Amália Rodrigues

Acting

01920-07-23† 1999-10-06 (age 79)Lisbon, PortugalFemale

IMDbaka Amália, Amalia Rodríguez

Biography

Amália, was a Portuguese fadista (fado singer) and actress. Known as the 'Rainha do Fado' ("Queen of Fado"), Rodrigues was instrumental in popularising fado worldwide and travelled internationally throughout her career. Amália remains the best-selling Portuguese artist in history.