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Héctor Babenco

Known for directing · Born 7 February 1946 · Died 14 July 2016 · aged 70 · Buenos Aires, Argentina

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Héctor Eduardo Babenco (born in Buenos Aires but raised in Mar del Plata) was an Argentine-born Brazilian film director, screenwriter, producer and actor. He has worked in several countries including Argentina, Brazil and the United States.

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Known for

Carandiru

2003

Kiss of the Spider Woman

1985

Pixote

1980

Ironweed

1987

At Play in the Fields of the Lord

1991

Lucio Flavio

1977

The Past

2007

My Hindu Friend

2016

Babenco: Tell Me When I Die

2020

King of the Night

1975

Before Night Falls

2000

Rita Cadillac: The Lady of the People

2010

Acting (15)

2026Viva MaríliaSelf (archive footage)Film
2020Babenco: Tell Me When I DieSelfFilm
2018Talk to HimHector BabencoFilm
2017Julian Schnabel: A Private PortraitSelfFilm
2015About CinemaSelfFilm
2015Sabotage: Maestro do CanãoSelfFilm
2010Rita Cadillac: The Lady of the PeopleFilm
2009PaulistaHéctor BabencoFilm
2008CriticSelfFilm
2008Tangled Web: Making Kiss of the Spider WomanSelfFilm
2007The PastProyeccionistaFilm
2007Pixote In MemoriamSelfFilm
2005Once Upon a Time There Was IracemaFilm
2000Before Night FallsVirgilio PineraFilm
1999The Venice ProjectDanilo DanuzziFilm

Crew (3)

2005Carandiru: The SeriesScript, ProducerSeries
2000AméliaThanksFilm
1986The MissionThanksFilm

Directing (9)

2016My Hindu FriendDirector, WriterFilm
2007The PastDirector, WriterFilm
2003CarandiruDirector, Screenplay, ProducerFilm
1991At Play in the Fields of the LordDirector, ScreenplayFilm
1987IronweedDirectorFilm
1985Kiss of the Spider WomanDirectorFilm
1984The Earth is Round like An OrangeDirectorFilm
1977Lucio FlavioDirector, WriterFilm
—Museu de Arte de São Paulo Assis ChateaubriandDirector, Producer, StoryFilm

Production (4)

1998Foolish HeartProducer, Director, WriterFilm
1987Besame MuchoProducerFilm
1980PixoteProducer, Screenplay, DirectorFilm
1973O Fabuloso FittipaldiExecutive Producer, Writer, DirectorFilm

Writing (2)

2014Words with GodsWriter, DirectorFilm
1975King of the NightStory, Director, ProducerFilm