▁is ▁a ▁Brazil ian ▁actress ▁of ▁long - standing ▁reputation ▁and ▁works ▁in ▁cinema ▁and ▁for ▁the ▁small ▁screen , ▁particularly ▁for ▁t elen ov el as . ▁ ▁A ▁former ▁beauty ▁page ant ▁title holder , ▁V era ▁was ▁crown ed ▁Miss ▁Brazil ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁by ▁Miss ▁Brazil ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁and ▁also ▁Miss ▁Un iverse ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁Mar tha ▁Vas con cell os . ▁ ▁Biography ▁Fischer ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Bl umen au , ▁in ▁Brazil , ▁to ▁H ilde g ard ▁Ber nd t , ▁a ▁Brazil ian ▁of ▁German ▁descent , ▁and ▁Emil ▁Fischer , ▁a ▁German ▁who ▁was ▁originally ▁from ▁Kar ls ru he , ▁Baden - W ür ttemberg . ▁V era ▁was ▁raised ▁Protest ant . ▁Emil ▁Fischer , ▁V era ' s ▁father , ▁was ▁a ▁Naz i , ▁and ▁she ▁never ▁had ▁a ▁good ▁relationship ▁with ▁him : ▁" My ▁father ▁was ▁German , ▁Naz i , ▁and ▁used ▁to ▁force ▁me ▁to ▁read ▁Hitler ▁and ▁he ▁beat ▁me ▁a ▁lot ", ▁she ▁wrote ▁in ▁an ▁aut obi ography . ▁▁ ▁Until ▁age ▁ 5 , ▁V era ▁only ▁spoke ▁German ▁and ▁started ▁to ▁learn ▁Portuguese ▁at ▁school . ▁ ▁Career ▁She ▁was ▁crown ed ▁Miss ▁Brazil ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁which ▁is ▁what ▁prop elled ▁her ▁career ▁to ▁great ▁fame . ▁She ▁also ▁competed ▁at ▁Miss ▁Un iverse ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁becoming ▁a ▁semi - final ist .