Biography

José Louzeiro was born on September 19, 1932 in São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil. He was a writer, known for Corpo Santo (1987), Pixote (1980) and Fruto do Amor (1981). He died on December 29, 2017 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Helped Fernando Ramos da Silva into being cast as Pingo in O Amor É Nosso (1981), following the young actor's success as Pixote (1980). The movie is based on Louzeiro's own novel "Childhood of the Dead".