Mercedes Blasco | |
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Born | Conceição Vitória Marques 4 September 1867 |
Died | 12 April 1961 | (aged 93)
Resting place | Prazeres cemetery, Lisbon |
Occupation(s) | actor and writer |
Known for | Lisbon theatre performances, autobiographies |
Spouse | Remi Ghekiere |
Children | two sons (father, Augusto Peixoto) |
Mercedes Blasco (4 September 1867 – 12 April 1961), pseudonym of Conceição Vitória Marques, was a popular Portuguese actor in operettas and variety shows. She was also a writer, being the first Portuguese actress to write her memoirs, a teacher, translator and journalist, as well as a volunteer nurse in World War I.