sentences:  In 1930 she played Aunt Aurélia in the Portuguese silent film, "Maria do Mar", directed by José Leitão de Barros.In Portugal she worked under Amélia Rey Colaço alongside actors such as Eunice Muñoz and Estêvão Amarante.She married Luís Ruas, owner of the Teatro do Príncipe Real, and was the mother of actors Luís Ruas and Aura Abranches; the latter published her mother's memoirs in 1947.