Adelina Pontual was born in Recife, graduated in Social Communication from UFPE and in Cinema, with a Specialization in Editing, from Escuela Internacional de Cine y TV, in San Antonio de Los Baños, in Cuba. She was part of the group Vanretrô, formed during her Communication course in the 80s. In the 90s she was a partner in the production company Parabólica Brasil, together with Cláudio Assis and Marcelo Gomes. She is a director and screenwriter of short films and television programs, and her first work as a feature film director was with the documentary Rio Doce / CDU. She also works as a continuity writer, having performed this role in more than 20 Brazilian feature films.