She was born in Lisbon as the daughter of the Spanish Juan Antonio Rubio and Juana Rodriguez. She married the Italian opera singer Gaetano Ricciolini, and became the mother of the star actress Clara Ricciolini. In 1817, the family emigrated to Brazil, where they were engaged at the Real Teatro de São João in Rio de Janeiro.Mariz, Vasco. A Música no Rio de Janeiro no tempo de D. João VI (Rio de Janeiro: Casa da Palavra, 2008) In 1823, she was a co-founder of the "Acadêmicos Filarmônicos", the first association which performed regular public concerts in Brazil. Between 1824 and 1829, she and her spouse where active in Buenos Aires. From 1837 until her death, she was engaged in the theater of João Caetano.
