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Héctor Eduardo Babenco was an Argentine-Brazilian film director, screenwriter, producer and actor who worked in worked in several countries including Brazil, Argentina, and the United States. He was one of the first Brazilian filmmakers to gain international critical acclaim, through his films which often dealt with social outcasts on the fringes of society. His best-known works include Pixote (1980), Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985), Ironweed (1987), At Play in the Fields of the Lord (1990) and Carandiru (2003).
Birth Name
Héctor Eduardo Babenco
Born
Thursday, 07 February 1946
Died
Wednesday, 13 July 2016
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Babenco: Tell Me When I Die | Self | 2020 |
Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait | Self | 2017 |
Um Filme de Cinema | 2015 | |
Sabotage: Maestro do Canão | Self | 2015 |
Crítico | Self / Himself | 2008 |
Pixote In Memoriam | Self | 2007 |
El pasado | Projecionista / Proyeccionista | 2007 |
Rita Cadillac: The Lady of the People | Self - Cineasta | 2007 |
Before Night Falls | Virgilio Piñera / Virgilio Pinera | 2000 |
The Venice Project | Danilo Danuzzi | 1999 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Babenco: Tell Me When I Die | Self | 2020 |
Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait | Self | 2017 |
Um Filme de Cinema | 2015 | |
Sabotage: Maestro do Canão | Self | 2015 |
Crítico | Self / Himself | 2008 |
Pixote In Memoriam | Self | 2007 |
El pasado | Projecionista / Proyeccionista | 2007 |
Rita Cadillac: The Lady of the People | Self - Cineasta | 2007 |
Before Night Falls | Virgilio Piñera / Virgilio Pinera | 2000 |
The Venice Project | Danilo Danuzzi | 1999 |
The 58th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Nominee | 1986 |
Director Filmography
Title | Year |
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My Hindu Friend | 2016 |
Words with Gods | 2014 |
El pasado | 2007 |
Carandiru: The Series | 2005 |
Carandiru | 2003 |
Foolish Heart | 1998 |
At Play in the Fields of the Lord | 1991 |
Ironweed | 1987 |
Kiss of the Spider Woman | 1985 |
Pixote | 1980 |
Lucio Flavio | 1977 |
King of the Night | 1975 |
O Fabuloso Fittipaldi | 1973 |
Producer Filmography
Title | Year |
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My Hindu Friend | 2016 |
El pasado | 2007 |
Carandiru | 2003 |
Foolish Heart | 1998 |
Besame Mucho | 1987 |
Pixote | 1980 |
King of the Night | 1975 |
O Fabuloso Fittipaldi | 1973 |
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1986 | Oscar | Best Director | Nominated |