Ednardo was born on April 17, 1945 in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil as José Ednardo Soares Costa Souza. He is a composer, known for Luzia Homem (1988), Tigipió - Uma Questão de Amor e Honra (1985) and Tocaia Grande (1995). He is married to Rosane Lima Verde. They have four children.