Dona Celeste
Dona Celeste | |
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| Born | 20 November 1922 Três Corações, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| Died | 21 June 2024 (aged 101) |
| Occupation | Housewife |
| Known for | Mother of Pelé |
| Spouse | Dondinho (1940–1996) |
Celeste Arantes (20 November 1922 – 21 June 2024), better known as Dona Celeste, was the wife of the footballer Dondinho, and mother of Pelé.[1]
Biography
[edit]Born in Três Corações, Minas Gerais, Celeste married Dondinho while he was playing for Atlético Clube Três Corações, and with him she had three children: Edson, Jair (Zoca) and Maria Lúcia.[2] Celeste was always against the idea of her children following a career as footballers, as she understood how difficult it was to move from place to place all the time.[3] She gained notoriety when she died two years after Pelé himself, at the age of 101.[4][5][6]
She is also embodied as a character in Mauricio de Sousa's comic strips Pelezinho.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Dona Celeste, a mãe centenária de Pelé". mg.superesportes.com.br (in Portuguese). 3 January 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
- ^ "Quem é Celeste Arantes, mãe de Pelé, que completou 100 anos de idade". Exame (in Portuguese). 20 November 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
- ^ "Mãe de Pelé, Dona Celeste foi contra o Rei jogar futebol". Metrópoles (in Portuguese). 21 June 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
- ^ "Mãe de Pelé completa 100 anos e Rei faz homenagem: 'muita emoção'". g1 (in Portuguese). 21 November 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
- ^ "Celeste Arantes, a mãe de Pelé, morre aos 101 anos". g1 (in Portuguese). 21 June 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
- ^ "Filho de Pelé, Edinho lamenta morte de Dona Celeste: 'Descanse em paz, vó'". O Globo (in Portuguese). 21 June 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
- ^ Mauricio de Sousa (30 December 2022). "Pelé, Pelezinho ou Pelezão? Como Mauricio de Sousa fez do Rei um personagem de quadrinhos". Terra.
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