- Nelson Rodrigues was born on August 23, 1912 in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil. He was a writer and producer, known for Gêmeas (1999), The Seven Kittens (1980) and Engraçadinha Depois dos Trinta (1966). He was married to Lucia Cruz Lima, Yolanda Camejo dos Santos and Elza Bretanha. He died on December 21, 1980 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
- SpousesLucia Cruz Lima(1962 - 1965) (1 child)Yolanda Camejo dos Santos(1950 - 1962) (3 children)Elza Bretanha(May 17, 1940 - ?) (divorced, 2 children)
- Considered the most important playwright of Brazil ever. The importance of his plays for Brazilians can be compared to Shakespeare's plays for Brits.
- He grew up in a family of journalists: son of journalist Mário Rodrigues, brother of journalist Mário Filho (Maracanã Stadium, in Rio, bears the name of his brother). Father of journalist Nelson Rodrigues Filho.
- The most famous supporter of club Fluminense of Rio. Wrote about soccer in the newspaper "Jornal dos Sports" and stories about families' conflicts of middle-class in "Última Hora", using a female nickname.
- Had all his plays censored by government.
- Famous because of polemics of his quotations.
- "Any unanimity is stupid".
- Everywhere has its irremediable national catastrophe, something like a Hiroshima. Our catastrophe, our Hiroshima, was the defeat to Uruguay in 1950.
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