Severino Araujo was born on April 23, 1917 in Limoeiro, Pernambuco, Brazil as Severino Araújo de Oliveira. He was an actor and composer, known for Meus Amores no Rio (1959), Samba em Brasília (1961) and Tormento (1972). He died on August 3, 2012 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.