Avram was born in
Bucharest, into a family of active communists (his father being a member of the
Romanian Communist Party while it was still banned, and his brother, Puiu, a Communist activist). In his youth, he attended a military school, after which he studied law for two years at the
University of Bucharest, before being admitted to the
Academy of Theatrical Arts and Cinematography. After graduation, he worked for a while as a theater actor in
Timișoara, before joining the in Bucharest. At a
film festival in Moscow, he befriended
Marina Vlady, who later went to Romania to star in , directed by
Henri Colpi. With her help, he managed to flee to
Paris in 1966, where he remained. Later he settled in
Rome,
Italy, where he died of
cancer. He was married for a while to Romanian actress , with whom he had a son, Alexandru. ==Partial filmography==