Was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1940. Has worked as a sound technician and a theater critic before he began his work as a scriptwriter and director of short and feature films. In the 1990’s, he started directing commercials and working as a journalist. Amongst his feature films are the doc A Public Opinion (1967) and the fiction features All Nudity Shall Be Punished (1973), The Marriage (1975), Everything is Alright (1978, 30th Mostra), I Love You (1980) and Love Me Forever and Ever (1985). Extreme Happiness is his return to film directing after a 25 years hiatus.