Maria Barroso
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Maria de Jesus Simões Barroso Soares, GCL
(born Olhão
, Fuseta
, 2 May 1925) is a Portuguese
actress, daughter of Alfredo José Barroso (b. Portimão
, Alvor) and wife Maria da Encarnação Simões.É prima do pai do Dr. Rogério Barroso (não é da família do Durão Barroso de Bruxelas), senhor António Barroso.
She is the wife of former President Mário Soares
, whom she married on 22 February 1949 at the 3rd Conservatory of the Civil Register of Lisbon, while he was in the Aljube prison, with whom she has one son, politician João Soares, born on 29 August 1949, and one daughter, Isabel Barroso Soares, born on 9 January 1951, unmarried and without issue, who manages the Colégio Moderno; although not as politically involved as her husband, she was a founding member of the Socialist Party
. She is the President of the Aristides Sousa Mendes Foundation and Pro Dignitate Association. She was the head of the Portuguese Red Cross for several years.
She was a member of the National Theater Company and one of the most famous theater and cinema actress in Portugal
. Recently she read the poetry of Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen
a Unesco in homage to Aristides Sousa Mendes. Baritone Jorge Chaminé
also performed at this event.
Order of Liberty
The Order of Liberty, or Freedom, is a Portuguese honorific civil order that distinguishes relevant services to the cause of democracy and freedom, in the defense of the values of civilization and human dignification...
(born Olhão
Olhão
Olhão , or Olhão da Restauração, is a city and a municipality in the Algarve region, in Southern Portugal. It is located near Faro, which is the district's capital and the capital of the Algarve. It is mostly a fishing port city...
, Fuseta
Fuseta
-Fuseta:Fuseta or Fuzeta is a Portuguese parish, located in the municipality of Olhão in the district of Faro, which is located in the Sotavento region of the Algarve. Its area is 0.36 km2 and it has 2146 inhabitants , yielding a population density of 5961 inhab/km2...
, 2 May 1925) is a Portuguese
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
actress, daughter of Alfredo José Barroso (b. Portimão
Portimão
Portimão is a Portuguese town located in the District of Faro in the Region of Algarve, the southern coast of Portugal. It was formerly known as Vila Nova de Portimão . In 1924, it was incorporated as a cidade and became known merely as Portimão. The town has 41,000 inhabitants and the Portimão...
, Alvor) and wife Maria da Encarnação Simões.É prima do pai do Dr. Rogério Barroso (não é da família do Durão Barroso de Bruxelas), senhor António Barroso.
She is the wife of former President Mário Soares
Mário Soares
Mário Alberto Nobre Lopes Soares, GColTE, GCC, GColL, KE , Portuguese politician, served as Prime Minister of Portugal from 1976 to 1978 and from 1983 to 1985, and subsequently as the 17th President of Portugal from 1986 to 1996.-Family:...
, whom she married on 22 February 1949 at the 3rd Conservatory of the Civil Register of Lisbon, while he was in the Aljube prison, with whom she has one son, politician João Soares, born on 29 August 1949, and one daughter, Isabel Barroso Soares, born on 9 January 1951, unmarried and without issue, who manages the Colégio Moderno; although not as politically involved as her husband, she was a founding member of the Socialist Party
Socialist Party (Portugal)
The Socialist Party , abbreviated to PS, is a social-democratic political party in Portugal. It was founded on 19 April 1973 in the German city of Bad Münstereifel, by militants from Portuguese Socialist Action ....
. She is the President of the Aristides Sousa Mendes Foundation and Pro Dignitate Association. She was the head of the Portuguese Red Cross for several years.
She was a member of the National Theater Company and one of the most famous theater and cinema actress in Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
. Recently she read the poetry of Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen
Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen
Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen was an award-winning Portuguese poet and writer.Sophia, as she is often referred to in Portugal, was born in Porto to a wealthy aristocratic family. She inherited the surname 'Andresen' from her paternal grandfather, a Danish merchant...
a Unesco in homage to Aristides Sousa Mendes. Baritone Jorge Chaminé
Jorge Chaminé
Jorge Chaminé is a Portuguese operatic baritone.Of Spanish and Portuguese parentage, he began his musical studies at an early age...
also performed at this event.