Gustavo Dahl was born on 8 October 1938 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was a director and editor, known for Uirá, Um Índio em Busca de Deus (1973), Tensão no Rio (1982) and O Bravo Guerreiro (1968). He was married to Maria Lúcia Dahl. He died on 27 June 2011 in Trancoso, State of Bahia, Brazil.