Francis Ford Coppola turns 87 today, and I have a story to offer him. I imagine he doesn't need it, but I will risk telling him about the most seductive of Portuguese men, António Sotto-Mayor. Born into immense wealth, he lived intensely and spent all his money. Born in 1812, he was a child prodigy who charmed the court of Queen Maria II. He studied in Coimbra but left Law to pursue a life of travel and romance. As a diplomat in Sweden, he became a social icon, with a tie knot, a cigar brand, and a herring dish named after him. After losing his fortune, he returned to Lisbon, where he died in poverty at 56, mourned across Europe.