Despite his short-lived career, due to his premature death at the age of thirty-nine, he would, under the stage name of António Variações, become one of the most culturally significant performing artists of recent Portuguese history.
Trotz seiner kurzlebigen Karriere, aufgrund seines vorzeitigen Todes im Alter von 39 Jahren, wurde er unter dem Künstlernamen António Variações einer der kulturell bedeutendsten Künstler der neueren portugiesischen Geschichte.