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