Lourdes Castro | |
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Castro in 2015 | |
Born | Maria de Lourdes Bettencourt de Castro 9 December 1930 |
Died | 8 January 2022 Funchal, Madeira, Portugal | (aged 91)
Alma mater | Lisbon School of Fine Arts |
Awards | Medal for Cultural Merit (2020) |
Maria de Lourdes Bettencourt de Castro ComSE (9 December 1930 – 8 January 2022) was a Portuguese artist. She was known for creating shadow puppets for her Shadow Theatre. She helped create the São Paulo Art Biennial.[1][2][3]
Castro died at a hospital in Funchal, Portugal from pneumonia on 8 January 2022, at the age of 91.[4] President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa called her "one of the most [important] Portuguese artists".[5]