Antônio Fernando Benini was born in São Paulo on November 18 1942 He works in television theater and cinema Fernando Benini was born in the neighborhood of Lapa in the capital but soon his parents moved inland the city of Descalvado Due to the strong Catholic faith of his parents Fernando was referred to the Seminary in the Archdiocese of Campinas But thats when the boy met the theater and he was charmed by it He also continued there where he studied Philosophy He only left the Seminary when he became an adult and was in the first year of Theology Fernando Benini then moved to the capital and entered FAAP Faculdade Armando Álvarez Penteado where he did Fine Arts He graduated in 1977 He started teaching at Escola Granja Viana He was a professor of Philosophy He also taught Fine Arts which he did from 1973 to 1984