Maria Quitéria was born on July 27, 1792 in Sítio do Licorizeiro, Arraial de São José de Itapororocas, Bahia, Brazil as Maria Quitéria de Jesus Medeiros. She was an actress, known for Um Caipira em Bariloche (1973), O Marginal (1974) and Belíssima (2005). She died on August 21, 1853 in Salvador, Bahia.