Hélio Pellegrino was born on January 5, 1924 in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. He was an actor, known for Tanga (Deu no New York Times?) (1987) and Garota de Ipanema (1967). He was married to Lya Luft, Sarah de Castro Barbosa and Maria Urbana Pentagna Guimarães. He died on March 23, 1988 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.