Remedios the Beautiful is a character in the novel "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel García Márquez.She is described as the most beautiful woman ever seen in the town, but also as simple-minded and oblivious to the effect she has on men. She is not interested in worldly affairs. She has a mysterious connection with the supernatural, and one day she ascends to heaven in front of her family, leaving behind a trail of light and flapping sheets.