Contortionist. Her parents are Leonardo Romeu Cerícola and Zélia Cerícola. She is part of the third generation of the Cerícola's. Her great grand parents are Afonso Cerícola and Maria De Vitto Franco Cerícola. She made a debut at age eight acting in comedies and then performed at Circo Teatro Zélia and Circo Trapézio, both owned by her family, Spinelli (1928 to 1931) and Irmãos Williams (1913 to 1936). Maria Aparecida married Acir da Silva Vaz, a descendant of the Souza family.