Biography

Carlos Thiré was born on October 9, 1917 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He was an actor and director, known for Luz Apagada (1953), Nadando em Dinheiro (1952) and Querida Susana (1947). He was married to Tônia Carrero. He died on March 11, 1963 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Father of actor/director Cecil Thiré and actress Bárbara Thiré.

Grandfather of Carlos Thiré, Luisa Thiré, Miguel Thiré and João Thiré. Great-grandfather of Vitor Thiré.

He spent most of 1947 studying art in Paris with the French painter André Lothe.

He was a pioneer of comic books in Brazil, an activity he gradually abandoned even before going to Paris to study art.

After the collapse (in 1954) of the Vera Cruz film company, where he had directed his two films, he never again worked for the cinema.