Elísio de Albuquerque had been a soldier of the Brazilian Army in the Second World War. With his wife, the amateur actress Iolita de Albuquerque, they had the drama company "Litelisio" from 1955 to 1965. He had four children: Rejane (born in 1956), Roberto (born in 1958), Laise (my mother, born in 1961) and Luciana (born in 1965).