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11-Apr-2014
by Harley Jones
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 Video: Documentary about Dona Eugénia Lima.The accordionist Dona Eugénia Lima, 88, died on Friday in the late afternoon at her home in Rio Maior. Eugenia Lima was the daughter of a tuner of accordions and made her stage debut at age four, at the Cinema Theatre Vaz Black on White Castle. Professionally, her debut date was 1935 at the Variety Theatre, Lisbon, reported in the magazine Peixe-Espada. In 1943, she began recording solo and recorded throughout her career, more than one dozen discs that have recorded popular themes, various composers and compositions of her own. In 1947 she won the accordion competition Emissora Nacional e (National Radio) and in 1956, founded the Typical Orchestra Albicastrense, touring nationally and internationall and became popular with themes Picadinho da Beira, Minha vida e Fadinho de Silvares. Having been refused entry at the Conservatório Nacional de Lisbon, she went to Paris where she achieved the Diploma Degree in Accordion at the Conservatório of Paris. In September 1986, she was awarded by the Ministry of Culture with the Medal of Cultural Merit. Throughout his career totaled several prizes and awards, including the Oscar Press in 1962 , the degree of Knight of the Military Order of Saint James of the Sword in 1980, and the degree of Grand Officer of the Order of Infante D. Henrique in 1995. In December 2011, aged 85, the accordionist , a native of Castelo Branco, was honored in Castro Marim, Algarve, a full room, as reflected in the regional press, attended by 81 accordionists. On occasion , Eugenia Lima revealed that she suffered from Parkinson's disease . The accordionists interpreted during the performance of her own compositions . "The songs I did were done for the love of art and reflect my state of mind at the time. Over eighty percent of my songs were born on stage , impromptu." The name Dona Eugénia Lima appears in the World Dictionary of Notable Women. |