Héctor Babenco

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1946-02-07 (70 years old)

Deathday

2016-07-14

Place of Birth

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Héctor Babenco

Biography

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.

Acting

2000

Before Night Falls

as Virgilio Pinera

2009

Paulista

as Héctor Babenco

2015

1999

The Venice Project

as Danilo Danuzzi

2007

The Past

as Proyeccionista

2018

Talk to Him

as Hector Babenco

2008

Critic

as Self

2025

Viva Marília

as Self (archive footage)

Production

1998

Foolish Heart

as Producer

1975

2003

Carandiru

as Director

2003

Carandiru

as Screenplay

2003

Carandiru

as Producer

1987

Ironweed

as Director

1980

Pixote

as Producer

1980

Pixote

as Screenplay

1980

Pixote

as Director

2007

The Past

as Writer

2007

The Past

as Director

1998

Foolish Heart

as Director

1977

Lucio Flavio

as Director

1975

2014

Words with Gods

as Director

2014

1987

Besame Mucho

as Producer

2000

Amélia

as Thanks

2016

My Hindu Friend

as Director

1973

1973

O Fabuloso Fittipaldi

as Executive Producer

2016

1998

Foolish Heart

as Writer

1986

The Mission

as Thanks

1975

1977

Lucio Flavio

as Writer

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