Born in August 28, 1938 in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul , Ernie majored in journalism and worked in over 40 films, starred in 20 novels and 50 plays .He studied film directing at the Experimental Center of Cinematography in Rome, Italy, and premiered at the theater in "All Nudity Shall Be Punished" , under the direction of Ziembinski. He wrote more than 20 plays, among them "Peter and Domitilla", "Dog!", "Until the Ears" and made adaptations of literary works such as "Soroco, His Mother , Her Daughter", Guimarães Rosa, and "Sonata" by Erico Verissimo.Among the films of your resume are "Insanity Movie" (1985), "Angels Arrabalde" (1987) and "Girls ABC" (2004) - the latter of Carlos Reichenbach, with whom he won the trophy for best actor Candango Festival of Brasilia in 2003 . Also received two awards at the Rio Cine Festival, as the protagonist of the film "Dementia Movie" and the short film "Walking With Robert Taylor".Appeared on TV in "Stone On Stone" and "Pages of Life" , Globo TV, but also acted in Bandeirantes and Culture, and the extinct Tupi and Headline. He directed plays as the show "Dog!" Shell Prize nominee in 2000 . Show less «