João Ubaldo Ribeiro was born on 23 January 1941 in Ilha de Itaparica, Bahia, Brazil. He was a writer and actor, known for Deus é Brasileiro (2003), Faça Sua História (2008) and Sargento Getúlio (1983). He was married to Berenice Batella, Mônica Maria Roters and Maria Beatriz Moreira Caldas. He died on 18 July 2014 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.