José Cardoso Pires was born on October 2, 1925 in S. João do Peso, Vila de Rei, Castelo Branco, Portugal as José Augusto Neves Cardoso Pires. He was a writer, known for O Delfim (2002), Balada da Praia dos Cães (1987) and A Rapariga dos Fósforos (1978). He was married to Maria Edite Pereira.