What is Chica Xavier?
[[File:Chica Xavier cropped.jpg|right|200px]] ''' Francisca Xavier Queiroz de Jesus''', known professionally as '''Chica Xavier''' (January 22, 1932 – August 8, 2020), was a [[Brazilian people|Brazilian]] [[actress]].<ref>[http://www.portalafricas.com.br/atriz-chica-xavier-que-acaba-de-ganhar-biografia-e-mae-de-santo-em-sepetiba/#.UoZM8fmkqQ4 Atriz Chica Xavier, que acaba de ganhar biografia, é mãe de santo em Sepetiba]{{Dead link|date=January 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} {{in lang|pt}}</ref> Xavier was born in [[Salvador, Bahia|Salvador]], [[Bahia]]. Her best known movie roles were in ''[[Sinhá Moça (1986 TV Series)|Sinhá Moça]]'' (1986), ''[[O Rei do Gado]]'' (1996), ''[[Força de um Desejo]]'' (1999), ''[[Esperança (telenovela)|Esperança]]'' (2002), ''[[Um Só Coração]]'' (2004) and ''[[Duas Caras]]'' (2007). Xavier died of [[lung cancer]] on August 8, 2020 in [[Rio de Janeiro]] at the age of 88.<ref>[https://oglobo.globo.com/cultura/morre-atriz-chica-xavier-aos-88-anos-vitima-de-cancer-24575923 Morre a atriz Chica Xavier, aos 88 anos, vítima de câncer] {{in lang|pt}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Xavier, Chica}} [[Category:1932 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Brazilian movie actors]] [[Category:Brazilian television actors]] [[Category:Brazilian stage actors]] [[Category:People from Salvador, Bahia]] {{actor-stub}}