Nelson Rodrigues was born on August 23, 1912 in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil. He was a writer and producer, known for A Vida Como Ela É... (1996), Boca de Ouro (1963) and Treason (1998). He was married to Lucia Cruz Lima, Yolanda Camejo dos Santos and Elza Bretanha. He died on December 21, 1980 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.