Nelson Pereira dos Santos was born on October 22, 1928 in São Paulo, Brazil. He was a director and writer, known for Memórias do Cárcere (1984), O Amuleto de Ogum (1974) and Sécheresses (1963). He was married to Ivelise Ferreira. He died on April 21, 2018 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.