Carlos Coimbra was born in Campinas, SP, Brazil in 1925; he began his career in movies as an extra. Later on he worked as a producer, screenwriter and as a director from the 1950s to the 1970s, becoming known for his movies about 'cangaço' . Despite the social/political comments in the storyline, the movie was not censored by the strict military government of the time. In 1997, Carlos Coimbra returned to the movie sets with the remake of "O Cangaceiro". However due to health problems he had to abandon the project, which ended up being directed by Anibal Massaini Neto. Carlos was taken to the Santa Casa de Misericórdia hospital in São Paulo on Feb 13, 2007 after feeling ill. He was diagnosed with an acute thrombosis in the lower parts of the body, and emergency surgery ensued. He died of an aneurysm in the abdominal section of the aorta artery after 7 hours on the surgical table. His ex-wife and daughter live in the USA and he also left a son, Cláudio, who lives in Rio de Janeiro.
His funeral took place at the MIS (Museum of Image and Sound) in So Paulo and he was buried at the Memorial Parque Paulista cemetery in Embu, SP, Brazil.
