[1] She is considered one of Cape Verde's legendary figure, she was the author of several songs including Grito d' Dor, Sentimento (Sentiment), Mãe Tigre (Mother of the Tiger) and Vida Torturada (Tortured Life).

Her brother Tchufe (Pedro Alcântara Silva Ramos) was a guitarist and singer.

[2][1] After she was married, she later resided in the island of Sal with her husband and her artistic career was suspended.

Together they released a compilation album in 2008 titled Cape-Verde (Mornas & Coladeiras) (or as Cape Verde: Mornas & Coladeiras), the album features ten songs, one of them by Val Xalino, Léna Timas and Ingrid Monteiro She died of pneumonia in 2014.

In 2013, João Alves da Veiga directed the documentary Dona Tututa which was about the works by the pianist and received the award for best film at the Cabo Verde International Film Festival for 2013.