Jarbas Barbosa was born in 1927 in Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil. He was a producer and writer, known for Adorável Trapalhão (1967), Na Onda do Iê-Iê-Iê (1966) and Carnaval Barra Limpa (1967). He died on December 9, 2005 in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil.