Maria Bethânia

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1946-06-18 (79 years old)

Place of Birth

Santo Amaro da Purificação, Bahia, Brazil

Maria Bethânia

Biography

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-songwriter Caetano Veloso and of the writer-songwriter Mabel Velloso, as well as being aunt of the singers Belô Velloso and Jota Velloso. The singer has released 50 studio albums in 47 years of career, and is among the 10 best-selling music artists in Brazil...

Acting

2005

Viva Volta

as Self

1979

Mulher 80

as Self

1969

Saravah

as Self

1981

Brasil

as Self

2011

Alcione - Duas Faces

as Self - Guest

1965

The Dare

as Self

2019

Memórias do Grupo Opinião

as Self (archive footage)

2005

Phono 73: A Country and its Music

as Self (archive footage)

2016

Pitanga

as Self

2016

2016

2019

Fevereiros

as Self

2017

The Next Samba

as Herself

2003

The Egg

as Narrator

2007

2012

Tropicália

as Self (archive footage)

2025

Ritas

as Self (archive footage)

2010

Duetos

as Self

Production

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