Clodovil was born on June 17, 1937 in Elisiário, São Paulo, Brazil as Clodovir Hernández. He was an actor and costume designer, known for A Infidelidade ao Alcance de Todos (1972), Lua-de-Mel e Amendoim (1971) and O Corpo Ardente (1966). He died on March 17, 2009 in Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil.