Maria Bethânia

Maria Bethânia was born on Jun 18, 1946 in Brazil. Maria Bethânia's big-screen debut came with Quando o Carnaval Chegar directed by Carlos Diegues in 1984. Maria Bethânia is known for Maria Bethânia - Pedrinha de Aruanda directed by Andrucha Waddington, Maria Bethânia stars as Self and Caetano Veloso as Self. The upcoming new movie Maria Bethânia plays is Maria Bethânia - Pedrinha de Aruanda which will be released on Sep 14, 2007.

Maria Bethânia Viana Teles Veloso 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, having sold more than 26 million records. Bethânia was ranked in 2012, by Rolling Stone Brasil magazine, as the fifth biggest voice of Brazilian music.