Paulo Mendes Campos was born on February 28, 1922 in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. He was a writer and actor, known for Ciranda, Cirandinha (1978), Samba Fantástico (1955) and Roberto Carlos em Ritmo de Aventura (1968). He was married to Joan Abercrombie. He died on July 1, 1991 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.