Cléo de Verberena

Cleo de Verberena
Born
Jacira Martins da Silveira

(1904-06-26)26 June 1904
Amparo, São Paulo, Brazil
Died6 October 1972(1972-10-06) (aged 68)
São Paulo, Brazil
CitizenshipBrazilian, Chilean
OccupationsActress, film director, film producer
ChildrenCésar Augusto Melani
Parents
  • José Martins Ribeiro Jr. (father)
  • Júlia Pereira da Silveira (mother)

Jacyra Martins da Silveira (26 June 1904 – 6 October 1972), known by her stage name Cleo de Verberena, was a Brazilian actress and film director. She is widely considered as the first Brazilian woman to direct a film: 1931's O Mistério do Dominó Preto.

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