José Pontes de Medeiros was born in 1921 in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil as João Pontes de Medeiros Filho. He was an actor, known for Aviso aos Navegantes (1950), Tristezas Não Pagam Dívidas (1943) and Esta é Fina (1948). He died on November 29, 2005 in Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.