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- Birth nameLuís Maria da Costa de Freitas Branco
- Luís de Freitas Branco was born on October 12, 1890 in Lisbon, Portugal. He was a composer, known for Gado Bravo (1934), O Mal-Amado (1974) and Mysteries of Lisbon (2010). He was married to Estela Dinís de Ávila e Sousa. He died on November 27, 1955 in Lisbon, Portugal.
- SpouseEstela Dinís de Ávila e Sousa
- One of the greatest Portuguese composers of the twentieth century.
- Great-uncle of the composer Bernardo Sassetti.
- Had an illegitimate son by Maria Clara Dambert Filgueiras, from whom he is the great-grandfather of actress Sofia Sá da Bandeira.
- Son of Fidélio de Freitas Branco and wife D. Maria da Costa de Sousa de Macedo (of the Counts of Vila Franca do Campo) and brother of composer 'Pedro de Freitas Branco'.
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