Zélia Gattai was born on July 2, 1916 in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. She was a writer, known for Anarquistas Graças a Deus (1984), Jorge Amado no Cinema (1979) and One Heart (2004). She was previously married to Jorge Amado and Aldo Veiga. She died on May 17, 2008 in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.