Chica Xavier

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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Xavier and the second or paternal family name is Queiroz.
Chica Xavier
Xavier in 2010
Born
Francisca Xavier Queiroz

(1932-01-22)22 January 1932
Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
Died8 August 2020(2020-08-08) (aged 88)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
OccupationActress
Years active1953–2012
Spouse
Clementino Kelé
​
(m. 1956)​
Children3

Francisca Xavier Queiroz de Jesus (22 January 1932 – 8 August 2020), known professionally as Chica Xavier, was a Brazilian actress and producer. Xavier worked in stage, film, and television. She was known primarily for her work in Rede Globo's telenovelas, but was active in stage for 60 years. Xavier was born in Salvador, Bahia. She was married to actor Clementino Kelé.

Xavier started working at 14 years as bookbinder at the Official Press of the State of Bahia. She moved to Rio de Janeiro in 1953 and studied theater with Pascoal Carlos Magno. Her theater debut was on September 25, 1956 at the Teatro Municipal. Xavier acted in Orfeu da Conceição alongside Haroldo Costa, Léa Garcia, Cyro Monteiro, Dirce Paiva, Clementino Kelé, among others. Xavier played the role of Dama Negra, which symbolized Death; she recited verses from Vinícius de Moraes and danced to atabaques, or Afro-Brazilian drumming.

Xavier's film debut was in Assalto ao Trem Pagador in 1962, directed by Roberto Farias. She then worked in several Rede Globo productions. In 1973 Xavier debuted on TV in the telenovela Os Ossos do Barão. She played more than 50 characters on television, and was a cast member in Sinhá Moça, Dancin' Days, Renascer, Pátria Minha, Força de um Desejo, and the miniseries Tenda dos Milagres, where she played the mãe-de-santo Magé Bassã.

Xavier published Chica Xavier canta sua prosa: Cantigas, louvações e rezas para os orixás in 1999. The book had a preface by her friend Miguel Falabella, and was illustrated by her daughter Izabela d'Oxóssi. She was the subject of a biography in 2013 by Teresa Montero titled Chica Xavier: Mãe do Brasil. Xavier was born at a Candomblé terreiro, or temple. She was the leader of a Candomblé religious community in Rio de Janeiro, the Cercado de Boiadeiro.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1962 O Assalto ao Trem Pagador Lino's wife
1973 Um Virgem na Praça
1975 Uma Mulata Para Todos
1979 Lerfá Mú
1979 A Deusa Negra
1983 Inocência
1986 Sinhá Moça Virgínia TV series
1988 Fera Radical Júlia TV series
1993 Encontros imperfeitos D. Joana
1993 Renascer Inácia
1996 O Rei do Gado TV series
1999 Força de um Desejo Rosália TV series
2001 A Partilha Bá Toinha
2002 Esperança Nhá Rita TV series
2004 Um Só Coração Isolina TV mini-series
2006 Só Deus Sabe Mãe de Santo
2007-2008 Duas Caras Setembrina 51 episodes
2010 Nosso Lar Ismália
2016 Mulheres no Poder Senadora entrevistada (final film role)

References

  1. ^ a b Brito, Carlos; Gimenez, Elza (2020-08-08). "Chica Xavier, atriz de 'Sinhá Moça' e 'Renascer', morre aos 88 anos". G1 (in Portuguese). Globo Comunicação e Participações. Retrieved 2020-08-10.
  2. ^ a b c Lopes, Nei (2014). "Xavier, Chica". Enciclopédia brasileira da diáspora africana. Selo Negro Edições.
  3. ^ "Artistas lamentam falecimento de Chica Xavier". A Tarde (in Portuguese). Salvador. 2020-08-09. Archived from the original on 2020-08-12. Retrieved 2020-08-10.

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