She is also a novelist and a poet.
Former mother-in-law of singer
Paulo de Carvalho and maternal
grandmother of his daughter, the singer
Mafalda Sachetti.
Has two siblings, four children and, at least, ten grandchildren.
Her first and former husband represents the Portuguese title of
Viscount da Granja and was the only son of the 3rd title-holder. She
married him as a maiden, as her family and religious tradition
demanded.
Had a natural son, by Carlos Alberto Gomes Franco, named Nuno Alexandre
Lobato de Faria Franco (b. 14.11.1964), who is a video producer and
director. Her father also has had a natural son.
Daughter of Joaquim António de Lemos Lobato de Faria, War Navy Sea
Captain, and his wife Vera Correia Mendes de Bettencourt Rodrigues.
Both her parents were from the Portuguese India's colonial nobility.
Her maternal grandfather was from the islands of Madeira and was still
related to D. Isabel de Herédia, wife of D. Duarte (III) Pio, Heir to
the Throne of the Kingdom of Portugal; he also had some Goese ancestry
(from the Catholic, Portuguese speaking and named native nobility of
Goa, East India).
