Francisco Dantas was born on September 18, 1911 in Lithuania as Franciskus Vladislovas Cepukaitis. He was an actor, known for Quem Roubou Meu Samba? (1959), Carnaval no Fogo (1949) and O Viúvo Alegre (1960). He died on August 29, 2000 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.