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), The Amulet of Ogum (1974) and Barren Lives (1963). He was previously married to Ivelise Ferreira. He died on April 21, 2018 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.