Margarida Rebelo Pinto
Margarida Rebelo Pinto licenciou-se em Línguas e Literaturas Modernas na Universidade Clássica de Lisboa e iniciou a actividade de jornalista em várias publicações como: O Independente, Se7e, Marie Claire e Diário de Notícias. Enquanto escritora, escreveu seis romances, quatro livros de crónicas, um livro para crianças e uma biografia.
O seu primeiro livro, Sei lá, publicado em 1999, foi um dos maiores sucessos de vendas em Portugal, atingindo números de vendas pouco usuais para o país. Mais tarde, com os seus títulos seguintes, rapidamente alcançou um êxito similar. Actualmente, as suas obras encontram-se traduzidas na Espanha, Brasil, Países Baixos, Bélgica, Alemanha e Lituânia.
Paralelamente à escrita, Margarida dedicou-se também ao cinema
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