Portuguese actor, screenwriter, television presenter, and director. He was born in Serba, Portugal. He studied singing and joined the Portuguese Youth Music Choir He initially studied at the Faculty of Law with the ambition of becoming a diplomat, but he switched to studying at the National University of Music. He is known for El Contrato (2009), Virados do Avesso (2014), and A Impostora (2016). He died on March 14, 2016 at the age of 76 in Lisbon, Portugal, from a heart attack.