Marcelo Novais Teles is a Brazilian actor and filmmaker born on May 6, 1960, in Manhuaçú, state of Minais Gerais. In 1974, he settled in the city of Curiciba in the state of Paraná. While learning interior design, he began to act in an amateur theatre company before becoming professional with the Guaíra Theatre, directed by Laertes Ortega. At the end of 1981, he moved to Paris, France.