Maria Bethânia

Acting

Maria Bethânia

Born June 18, 1946 · Santo Amaro da Purificação, Bahia, Brazil (age 80)

Maria Bethânia Viana Teles Veloso (born 18 June 1946) is a Brazilian singer and songwriter. Born in Santo Amaro, Bahia, she started her career in Rio de Janeiro in 1964 with the show "Opinião" ("Opinion"). Due to its popularity, with performances all over the country, and the popularity of her 1965 single "Carcará", the artist became a star in Brazil. Bethânia is the sister of the singer-songwrit…

Known For

The EggThe Egg · 2003
The Egg
10.02003
MovieDrama
Writer and poet Clarice Lispector investigates and develops the old question of what came first, the egg or the chicken.
Cauby: Começaria Tudo Outra VezCauby: Começaria Tudo Outra Vez · 2015
Cauby: Começaria Tudo Outra Vez
6.02015
MovieDocumentary
The film discusses decisive moments in the life and career of Cauby Peixoto. In addition to interviews and recordings of the singer's concerts, the film uses testimonials from fans and artists such as Maria Bethânia, Emílio Santiago, Agnaldo Timóteo and Agnaldo Rayol, in addition to researchers Ricardo Cravo Albin and Rodrigo Faour.
A GisA Gis · 2016
A Gis
5.02016
MovieDocumentary
Gisberta was a Brazilian trans woman that lived as immigrant in Portugal. She was brutally murdered 10 years ago and since then became an icon for the transsexual rights cause. Piece by piece, this documentary offers a delicate portrait of a woman torn apart by an indifferent world.
A Última Ceia Segundo ZiraldoA Última Ceia Segundo Ziraldo · 1968
A Última Ceia Segundo Ziraldo
1968
MovieComedy
26º Prêmio da Música Brasileira - Homenagem a Maria Bethânia26º Prêmio da Música Brasileira - Homenagem a Maria Bethânia · 2015
26º Prêmio da Música Brasileira - Homenagem a Maria Bethânia
5.02015
MovieMusic
The Girl from IpanemaThe Girl from Ipanema · 1967
The Girl from Ipanema
6.31967
MovieDrama
Chronicles the life of a 17 year-old girl living in the upper-class Rio de Janeiro neighbourhood of Ipanema. Márcia lives a life of parties and spend her days among bohemians, musicians and intellectuals. While seeming happy in the outside, she's extremely anguished inside. Based on the famous song by Antonio Carlos Jobim and Vinicius de Moraes.
Maria Bethânia e Omara PortuondoMaria Bethânia e Omara Portuondo · 2008
Maria Bethânia e Omara Portuondo
2008
MovieMusic
Abraçar e AgradecerAbraçar e Agradecer · 2016
Abraçar e Agradecer
10.02016
MovieMusicDocumentary
Celebrating 50 years of her career, Maria Bethânia filmed in Brazil in 2105 the show Abraçar e Agradecer, which now comes out on CD and DVD.

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Tropical ParadiseTropical Paradise · 2007
Tropical Paradise
8.22007
SeriesSoapDrama
The search for a successor provokes the beginning of a clash between two young and talented executives of his group: Daniel Bastos, a lad of simple origins and excellent character, who is not only handsome and charming, but also intelligent and skilled, and Olavo Novaes, an ambitious and unscrupulous man who is ready to fight for the position, at any cost. To fight against Olavo‘s treacherous plans, Daniel will have the help of the sweet and sensitive Paula, a young lady raised as an only child who founds, on the eve of her mother‘s death, that she is adopted and has a family. What Paula does not know is that she has an identical twin sister, the wicked Taís, who is as ambitious and unscrupulous as the man who becomes her main ally, Olavo Novaes. Antenor, for his part, decides on having an heir when he meets the headstrong and honest Lúcia, a woman who will make this cold businessman find true love is and a real reason to live.

Theme Song Performance

Vila MadalenaVila Madalena · 1999
Vila Madalena
7.51999
SeriesSoapDrama
Two couples have their destinies intertwined after their happiness is unexpectedly interrupted. This is the starting point of the telenovela, which shares the same name as the São Paulo neighborhood where the story takes place. Solano Xavier is a man of humble origins who never had the chance to obtain a formal education. Unemployed for months, he celebrates with his wife Eugênia the fact that he has landed a temporary job as a truck driver. She reciprocates the good news by telling him she is pregnant. Solano, however, falls victim to a trap: unknowingly, he is transporting contraband goods on one of his trips. Detained by the police, he is arrested, tried, and sentenced to 17 years in prison. Throughout the telenovela, Solano discovers that Arthur is the main person responsible for the scheme that led to his imprisonment.

Theme Song Performance