Actor, composer, activist, lawyer, poet and radio broadcaster, the Brazilian Mario Lago was a multi-talented man born in 1911. He was an ardent communist who was imprisoned by the Brazilian
government seven times between 1932 and 1969. The Andrew Sisters
popularized his song "Aurora" in the 1941 film Hold that Ghost He died in 2012.
Father of Vanda, Antonio Henrique, Graça Maria, Luiz Carlos and Mário and grandfather of Andrea, Elena, Carlos, César, Pedro, Ricardo, Juliana and Mário Neto.
Son of musician Antônio Lago and Francisca Maria Croccia.