Cláudio Cavalcanti was born on December 24, 1940 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil as Cláudio Murilo Cavalcanti. He was an actor and director, known for Memórias de um Gigolô (1970), A Viagem (1994) and Ascensão e Queda de um Paquera (1970). He was married to Maria Lúcia Frota.