Cascatinha was born on April 20, 1919 in Araraquara, São Paulo, Brazil as Francisco dos Santos. He was an actor, known for Carnaval em Lá Maior (1955) and ...E a Vaca Foi Para o Brejo (1981). He was married to Inhana. He died on March 14, 1996 in São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo.