Celeste Rodrigues - Lisboa, Portugal
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Torgut
N 38° 42.680 W 009° 10.296
29S E 485080 N 4284757
Celeste was a fado singer, sister of the most famous Portuguese artist of all time, Amália Rodrigues, who rests in the National Pantheon.
Waymark Code: WM1347M
Location: Lisboa, Portugal
Date Posted: 09/12/2020
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Alfouine
Views: 1

Celeste Rodrigues was one of the sisters of Amália Rodrigues, the most famous Portuguese artist of all time. Celeste had a career based on her own merits, having starting singing professionally in 1951.

She had a long life and passed away in 2018, aged 95. She rests in Cemitério dos Prazeres, in a little corner reserved to famous Portuguese artists.

A great biography (in Portuguese only) can be read here:
(visit link)
Description:
As written in the long description


Date of birth: 03/14/1923

Date of death: 08/01/2018

Area of notoriety: Entertainment

Marker Type: Headstone

Setting: Outdoor

Fee required?: No

Web site: [Web Link]

Visiting Hours/Restrictions: Not listed

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