Luís de Freitas Branco was born on October 12, 1890 in Lisbon, Portugal. He was a composer, known for Gado Bravo (1934), O Mal-Amado (1974) and Rapsódia Portuguesa (1959). He was married to Estela Dinis de Ávila e Sousa. He died on November 27, 1955 in Lisbon, Portugal.