Lúcio Cardoso was born on August 14, 1912 in Curvelo, Minas Gerais, Brazil as Joaquim Lúcio Cardoso Filho. He was a writer and director, known for The Murdered House (1971), O Viajante (1999) and A Mulher de Longe (1949). He died on September 28, 1968 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.