Lourdes Castro

Maria de Lourdes Bettencourt de Castro  (9 December 1930 – 8 January 2022) was a Portuguese artist. She was known for creating shadow puppets for her Shadow Theatre. She helped create the São Paulo Art Biennial.

Castro died at a hospital in Funchal, Portugal from pneumonia on 8 January 2022, at the age of 91. President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa called her "one of the most [important] Portuguese artists".

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Category:People from Funchal