Biography

He was born in Lins suburbs and grew up in the slum of Mangueira, Rio de Janeiro. He won the "Mussum" nickname from friend Grande Otelo, when he was still a musician. In 1969, Chico Anysio took him to work in his TV Tupi show, Escolinha do Professor Raimundo (1990). With the musical group "Os Originais do Samba", he recorded 12 albums, and had several radio hits, including "Assassinaram o Camarao". In 1981, he left the group to dedicate exclusively to his acting career. He is best remembered for his work in the famous comedy troupe Os Trapalhões (1969-1994), which he joined in 1976. He died in São Paulo, on July 29 1994, at 53 years old, of heart complications after a heart transplant.
- IMDb mini biography by: Luis

He always added or replaced the last syllable of most words with an "is" or "zis".

Five sons:

• Antônio César, Paula Aparecida e Sandro (Neila Gomes);
• Igor Palhano (Denildes Palhano) and
• Antônio Carlos (Maira Santana de Moura).

"Cacildis!". That was the Mussum's favorite word for odd or stressing situations during a performance. This is a version in "Mussumsish" for the woman's name Cacilda.

Grande Otelo gave him the nickname Mussum, which is a very slippery freshwater fish.

He is best known as Mussum, member of the group "Os Trapalhões (1977)", along with Renato Aragão, Dedé Santana and Zacarias. Antonio Carlos was also a member of the musical group Os Originais do Samba.