Gino Strada was born on April 21, 1948 in Sesto San Giovanni, Lombardy, Italy. He is known for Jung (War) in the Land of the Mujaheddin (2001), Beyond the Beach: The Hell and the Hope (2022) and 60 Minutes (1968). He was married to Simonetta Gola and Teresa Sarti. He died on August 13, 2021 in Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France.