Paixão Côrtes was born on July 12, 1927 in Santana do Livramento, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. He was an actor and writer, known for Os abas Largas (1965), Paixão de Gaúcho (1957) and Um Certo Capitão Rodrigo (1971). He died on August 27, 2018 in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
