Edna Castro is a sociologue. "Marias da Castanha", her first documentary, was produced after a research with women workers from the industry of the chestnut for exportation.

Born in Rio de Janeiro, Simone has her heart set in Paris, dividing her life between Brazil and France, where she has lived for twenty years. She went to Sorbonne University in Paris, where she also taught English and Film Theory. With that experience she returned to Brazil and began her way into culture and design. Simone has written many films scripts, directed a short film and a documentary and has been art director for several films.