- Pioneer of Brazilian TV, appeared in the first shows of TV Tupi, in 1950.
- Doubled the voice of Top-Cat ("Manda-Chuva" in Portuguese), Wally Gator and Dum-Dum (Touche Turtle friend).
- Father of Monica Martins (a lawyer), Pedro Martins and Júlia Martins and stepfather of Débora Duarte and grandfather of Paloma Duarte.
- In "Os Sete Gatinhos" (1980), he played Regina Casé's father. In "Eu Tu Eles" (2000), twenty years later, he played her husband.
- Parents: Antônio Martins and América Martins.
- Moved to São Paulo at the age of 16.
- Worked in Tv Tupi.
- Between 1953 and 1960 Lima Duarte won the Roquette Pinto Award for best Tv actor.
- Won the SACI Award for his work in the theater play "O Testamento do Cangaceiro" (1961).
- In 1977 he won the Award for best actor in the Brasília Festival for "O Crime de Zé Bigorna".
- In 1983 he won the Award for best actor in the Gramado Festival for "Sargento Getúlio".
- He's considered one of the Brazilian best actor of his generation.
- Grandfather of Laura (Júlia's daughter), Beto, Fábio and Karina.
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