Famous People with Name Eugenia

Eugénia Melo E Castro            Origin/Culture/Country: Portuguese

Eugénia Melo E Castro: a Portuguese singer-songwriter.She left the city for studying in Lisbon. Her father, Ernesto de Melo e Castro, is a poet, professor and textile engineer (Bradford, United Kingdom) who earned a doctorate in literature from the University of São Paulo, and her mother Maria Alberta Menéres, was a writer. Her grandfather, a chemical engineer, was a noted entrepreneur in the important textiles industrial sector of Covilhã. Her grandfather Ernesto was a conductor, composer and violinist. Her first contact with the professional musical scene came through collaborative works for José Afonso, Vitorino and Sérgio Godinho, among others. Eugénia studied and lived in different locations during her teen-years, and when she was 21

Eugenia Burzio            Origin/Culture/Country: Italian

Eugenia Burzio: was an Italian operatic soprano known for her vibrant voice and passionate style of singing. She was particularly prominent in the verismo repertoire and created the role of Delia Terzaghi in Leoncavallo's Goffredo Mameli as well as singing Minnie in the

Eugenia Ratti            Origin/Culture/Country: Italian

Eugenia Ratti: was an Italian soprano, particularly associated with the Italian repertory.In January 1955, she first appeared at the Teatro alla Scala in Milan, in the premiere of Darius Milhaud's David, later singing Lisa in La sonnambula, opposite Maria Callas and Ces

Eugenia Duran Apostol            Origin/Culture/Country: Philippines

Eugenia Duran Apostol: is a journalist from the Philippines. She was awarded the 2006 Ramon Magsaysay Award for Journalism, Literature & Creative Communication Arts.[1] She is also an alumna of the University of Santo Tomas.After the assassination of Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino Jr. in 1983 her magazine Mr. & Ms. started to report weekly on abuses from president Ferdinand Marcos' regime. In 1985 she founded the Philippine Daily Inquirer, which later became the Philippines' largest newspaper.

Eugenia Escudero            Origin/Culture/Country: Mexican

Eugenia Escudero: was a Mexican Olympic fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil event at the 1932 Summer Olympics.