Virginia De Castro e Almeida

Biography

Virginia Folque de Castro e Almeida Pimentel Sequeira e Abreu (her full name) was a a rich cosmopolitan educated lady who played a key role in the propagation of Portuguese literature and art abroad, particularly in Paris where she lived for years as of 1918, notably by translating into French works by [error], Luís Vaz de Camões and Garcia de Resende Born into an aristocratic family of Lisbon in 1874, Virginia de Castro Almeida soon showed a special liking for the arts and literature in general. Her curious mind led her to write children's books. Always a lover of modernity, she even attempted the adventure of cinema; in 1922, she founded Fortuna Films in Lisbon but produced only two films, A Sereia de Pedra (1923) and Os Olhos da Alma (1923) as success did not come, making the experience short-lived. Virginia returned to Paris for a time, pursuing her literary mission. She died in Lisbon two decades later.