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A woman’s costume drama as a man

The protagonist of one of Portugal’s most gripping courtroom dramas has died after almost 20 years during which she fooled everyone, including her live-in companion, into believing that she was a male army general.

With her general’s uniform complete with medals, Maria Teresinha Gomes cut a dashing figure as the respectable and charming General Tito Anibal da Paixao Gomes.

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