Jurandyr Passos Noronha was born in 1916 in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil. He was a director and writer, known for 70 Anos de Brasil (1974), Panorama do Cinema Brasileiro (1968) and Cômicos e Mais Cômicos (1971). He died on May 10, 2015 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.