Hengel Gualdi was born on July 4, 1924 in Correggio, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. He was an actor and composer, known for Le strelle nel fosso (1979), The Mazurka of the Baron, the Saint and the Florentine Fig Tree (1975) and Dancing Paradise (1982). He died on June 16, 2005 in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy.