Francisco Ribeiro was born on September 21, 1911 in Lisbon, Portugal as Francisco Carlos Lopes Ribeiro. He was an actor and writer, known for O Pátio das Cantigas (1942), O Pai Tirano (1941) and O Costa d'África (1954). He was married to Maria Lalande. He died on February 7, 1984 in Lisbon.