Teixeirinha was born on March 3, 1927 in Rolante, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil as Vítor Mateus Teixeira. He was an actor and writer, known for Tropeiro Velho (1979), Carmen, a cigana (1976) and Meu Pobre Coração de Luto (1978). He died on December 5, 1985 in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul.