Regina Maria Póvoa Pessoa Martins (born 16 December 1969) is a Portuguese animator.
Regina Pessoa was born in Coimbra, but lived in a village near the city until she was seventeen.
Without a TV, she spent her time reading, listening to the older ones telling stories and also painting her grandmother's house doors and walls using charcoal, encouraged by her uncle.
[1] She graduated in painting from University of Porto in 1998 and during her time as a student took part in different animation workshops, having participated in Espace Projets (Annecy, 1995) with the short A Noite, which she would finish in 1999.
Her short Tragic Story with Happy Ending is the most awarded Portuguese film ever.