Curiosidades

In between acting jobs he ran the shoeshine stand on the Republic Pictures lot.

Appeared in six films nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: O Fugitivo (1932), Aí Vem a Marinha! (1934), Imitação da Vida (1934), Nasce uma Estrela (1937), A Mulher Faz o Homem (1939) and, finally, Farrapo Humano (1945), which won the award.