Augusto Boal was born on March 16, 1931 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil as Augusto Pinto Boal. He was a director and actor, known for Grande Teatro Tupi (1951), Cidade Ameaçada (1960) and Augusto Boal e o Teatro do Oprimido (2010). He was married to Cecilia Thumim Boal and Albertina Gordo de Oliveira Costa. He died on May 2, 2009 in Rio de Janeiro.