Frederico de Freitas was born on November 15, 1902 in Lisbon, Portugal as Frederico Guedes de Freitas Branco. He was a composer, known for O Trevo de Quatro Folhas (1936), Fado, História d'uma Cantadeira (1947) and O Pátio das Cantigas (1942). He died on January 12, 1980 in Lisbon.