 His family emigrated to Argentina when he was a child.Later, in 1929, he settled in Brazil, where he married Argentine actress Mary Daniel, with whom he had two children, the Brazilian actor and director Daniel Filho and Cláudia Daniel.He was a producer on José Bonifácio de Oliveira Sobrinho's team on TV Tupi and later on TV Globo, where he participated in telenovelas such as "O Bem-Amado" (1973), "Selva de Pedra" (1972), "O Casarão" and "O Gato Comeu" (1985).