Mário Zan was born on October 9, 1920 in Roncade, Veneto, Italy as Mário João Zandomenighi. He was an actor and writer, known for Los hombres no deben llorar (1979), O Menino da Porteira (2009) and Tristeza do Jeca (1961). He died on November 8, 2006 in São Paulo, Brazil.