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Herminia Silva Leite Guerreiro GCIH (23 October 1907 - 13 June 1993) was a Portuguese fado singer.[1][2]

Hermínia Silva
Born	23 October 1907
Died	13 June 1993

Life

Silva was born at Hospital de Sao Jose to Josefina Augusta.[3] At the age of 10, she began singing while she worked as a seamstress.[4] Her career spanned seventy years.

Honors

• Commander of the Order of Prince Henry (24 August 1985)[5]
• Grand Cross of the Order of Prince Henry (10 June 1990)[5]

References

External links

• Herminia Silva on IMDb

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