Henrique Pongetti was born on January 18, 1898 in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil. He was a writer and director, known for
Copacabana Palace (1962),
A Estrangeira (1914) and
O Malandro e a grã-fina (1947). He died on September 9, 1979 in Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.