Chica Xavier

Francisca Xavier Queiroz de Jesus, known professionally as Chica Xavier (January 22, 1932 – August 8, 2020), was a Brazilian actress and producer. Xavier worked in theater, cinema, and television. She was known primarily for her work on soap operas on TV Globo soap operas, but was an active in the theater for 60 years. Xavier was born in Salvador, Bahia. She was married to actor Clementino Kelé.[1][2][3]

Chica Xavier
Born(1932-01-22)January 22, 1932
Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
DiedAugust 8, 2020(2020-08-08) (aged 88)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
NationalityBrazil
OccupationActress
Years active1953–2012
Spouse(s)Clementino Kelé (1956–2020, her death)
Children3

Chica Xavier was born in Salvador and started working at 14 years of age as a 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.[2]

Xavier's film debut was in Assalto ao Trem Pagador in 1962, directed by Roberto Farias. She then worked in several Rede Globo production. In 1973 Xavier debuted on TV in the soap opera Os Ossos do Barão. She played more than 50 characters on televisions, and was a cast member in Sinhá Moça, Dancin' Days, Renascer, Pátria Minha, Cara & Coroa, Força de um Desejo and the miniseries Tenda dos Milagres, where she played the mãe-de-santo Magé Bassã.[1]

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.[2]

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
1962O Assalto ao Trem PagadorLino's wife
1973Um Virgem na Praça
1975Uma Mulata Para Todos
1979Lerfá Mú
1979A Deusa Negra
1983Inocência
1986Sinhá MoçaVirgíniaTV Series
1988Fera RadicalJúliaTV Series
1993Encontros imperfeitosD. Joana
1996O Rei do GadoTV Series
1999Força de um DesejoRosáliaTV Series
2001A PartilhaBá Toinha
2002EsperançaNhá RitaTV Series
2004Um Só CoraçãoIsolinaTV Mini-Series
2006Só Deus SabeMãe de Santo
2007-2008Duas CarasSetembrina51 episodes
2010Nosso LarIsmália
2016Mulheres no PoderSenadora entrevistada(final film role)
gollark: Just ask for stupid amounts of CB metals.
gollark: How about "GIVE ME EGGS PLZ"?
gollark: Of course not. I like shimmerscales more.
gollark: If I got a tinsel it'd be "I Really Wanted a Shimmerscale".
gollark: I would of course need to come up with some suitably cryptic name for it to match all my other dragons.

References
  1. 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. 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. Retrieved 2020-08-10.


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