Gilda Valença was born on February 13, 1926 in Lisbon, Portugal as Ermenegilda Pereira. She was an actress, known for O Jeca Macumbeiro (1975), Portugal... Minha Saudade (1974) and O Jeca e a Égua Milagrosa (1980). She died in 1983 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.