Pedro Bloch (1914, Ukraine – February 23, 2004, Brazil)[1] was a Brazilian writer.
Bloch was a musician, a playwright, and a physician; he had been a member of the Brazilian National Faculty of Medicine since 1937.
His most renowned play was As Mãos de Eurídice, which debuted on May 13, 1950 and which went on to be performed more than 60,000 times in more than 45 countries.
Two years later, he created another success, Dona Xepa, which was even turned into a soap opera on the Rede Globo network.
Pedro Bloch died at the age of 89 of respiratory insufficiency in his apartment in Copacabana.