Gaó Gurgel was born on February 12, 1909 in Salto, São Paulo, Brazil as Odmar Amaral Gurgel. He was an actor and composer, known for Futebol em Família (1939), Fantasma Por Acaso (1946) and O Caçador de Diamantes (1934). He died in 1992 in Moji das Cruzes, São Paulo.