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Beatriz Costa, one of the most popular Portuguese film and theatre actresses of the 20th century, was primarily associated with which genre?
Answer: Comédia à Portuguesa — the popular Lisbon musical comedy films of the 1930s–1940s — Beatriz Costa (1907–1996) was a star of the 'comédia à portuguesa', the lighthearted musical comedies that dominated Portuguese cinema during the Estado Novo, particularly 'A Canção de Lisboa' (1933).
- A Neorealist dramas
- B Comédia à Portuguesa — the popular Lisbon musical comedy films of the 1930s–1940s ✓
- C Historical epics
- D Fado documentaries
Beatriz Costa (1907–1996) was a star of the 'comédia à portuguesa', the lighthearted musical comedies that dominated Portuguese cinema during the Estado Novo, particularly 'A Canção de Lisboa' (1933).