Pena Cabreira was born in Pelotas, in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, in 1953, and received the baptismal name of Lordsir Cabreira de Oliveira. A director of publicity films, television spots for political campaigns, and documentaries, he draws, paints, and writes from passion and pleasure. His stories have appeared in anthologies, and he has a blog. At the moment, he is working on a novel, a documentary, and a film script, all with the same setting: the largest beach in the world, in the extreme southern tip of Brazil.