Genésio Arruda was born on May 28, 1898 in Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil as Genésio Soares de Arruda Júnior. He was an actor and director, known for O Dia é Nosso (1941), O Babão (1930) and As Aventuras de Pedro Malazartes (1960). He died on October 3, 1967.