De Morais was born on March 19, 1912 in Santa Maria de Itabira, Minas Gerais, Brazil as José Duduca de Moraes. He was an actor, known for Um Beijo Roubado (1950) and Loucos Por Música (1945). He died on November 25, 2002 in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais.