Dulce Maia

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
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Birthday
Jan 01, 1837 (188 years old)
Death date
May 12, 2017

Dulce Maia

Known For

Lobby do Batom
1h 1m
Movie 2022

Lobby do Batom

The most successful case of collective fight for women's rights in Brazil.

Torre das Donzelas
1h 37m
Movie 2018

Torre das Donzelas

Documents former Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff's visit to the the women's alley of Tiradentes Jail in the city of São Paulo, also known as "Torre das Donzelas" ("Damsels' Tower"). Alongside other women, Dilma was kept as prisoner in there during the 1970s, when Brazil was under a reign of terror during its military dictatorship years. They all meet again 45 years later to break the silence and the fear of speaking out the horrors they lived under a ruthless dictatorship.

Biography

Dulce Maia de Souza (codename: Judith; São Paulo, 1937 – Cunha, May 12, 2017) was a Brazilian cultural producer and guerrilla fighter who participated in the armed struggle against the Brazilian military dictatorship between 1964 and 1985.