Zuzu Angel
| Zuzu Angel | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 5, 1921 Curvelo, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| Died | April 5, 1976 (aged 54) Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro |
| Cause of death | Car crash (possibly murdered) |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Citizenship | American |
| Occupation | Fashion designer |
| Spouse(s) | Norman Angel Jones |
| Children | Stuart Angel Jones Hildegard Angel |
Zuleika Angel Jones (June 5, 1921 – April 14, 1976), better known as Zuzu Angel, was a Brazilian-American fashion designer, who became famous for opposing the Brazilian military dictatorship after the forced disappearance of her son, Stuart. She was also the mother of journalist Hildegard Angel.
In 2014, the National Truth Commission created to gather and review information about crimes committed during the years of the CIA-backed Brazilian military government, a former agent of the military repression named Cláudio Antônio Guerra, confirmed the participation of agents of the security apparatus in the death of Angel.
Zuzu Angel was born on June 5, 1921, in Curvelo, Brazil. While still a child, she moved to Belo Horizonte, later living in Bahia. Bahian culture and colors significantly influenced the style of Angel's creations. In 1947, she went to live in Rio de Janeiro, then Brazil's capital city.
In the 1950s, Angel began her work as a seamstress, usually making clothing for close relatives. At the start of the 1970s, she opened up a store in Ipanema, at the same time beginning to exhibit her clothes on American catwalks. In her fashion expositions, she always harnessed the joy and richness of the colours of Brazilian culture, making a name for herself in the fashion world of her time.
Angel married an American salesman, Norman Angel Jones, and on January 11, 1946, they had a son, Stuart.
Stuart Angel was an undergraduate student at Federal University of Rio de Janeiro's School of Economics when he joined the left-wing urban guerrilla group Revolutionary Movement 8th October (Movimento Revolucionário 8 de Outubro – MR-8). He was known by his fellow guerrillas by the codenames "Paulo" and "Henrique". He married fellow militant Sônia Maria Morais Angel Jones, who would later die in the custody of the military dictatorship's political police.
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