Fábio Barreto is the youngest son of a well-known family of producers in Brazil, including his grandmother Lucíola Villela, father Luiz Carlos Barreto and mother Lucy Barreto. He acted in his brother Bruno's first short when he was 9 years old, and has since been active in the Brazilian film industry as assistant director, actor, production assistant, production manager. He directed his first feature in 1982.
