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Héctor Babenco

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Born: February 7, 1946
Died: July 14, 2016
From: Buenos Aires, Argentina

Also known as

Héctor Eduardo Babenco · 헥토르 바벤코 · 헥터 바벤코

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.

Known for

Kiss of the Spider Woman

At Play in the Fields of the Lord

Lucio Flavio

My Hindu Friend

Filmography

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2026

Viva Marília

Acting (Self (archive footage))

2020

Babenco: Tell Me When I Die

Acting (Self)

2018

Talk to Him

Acting (Hector Babenco)

2017

Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait

Acting (Self)

2016

My Hindu Friend

Directing (Director) Writing (Writer)

2015

About Cinema

Acting (Self)

Sabotage: Maestro do Canão

Acting (Self)

2014

Words with Gods

Directing (Director) Writing (Writer)

2010

Rita Cadillac: The Lady of the People

2009

Acting (Héctor Babenco)

2008

Tangled Web: Making Kiss of the Spider Woman

Acting (Self)

Acting (Self)

2007

Pixote In Memoriam

Acting (Self)

Acting (Proyeccionista) Writing (Writer) Directing (Director)

2005

Once Upon a Time There Was Iracema

Carandiru: The Series

Crew (Script) 10 EPProduction (Producer) 10 EP

2003

Directing (Director) Writing (Screenplay) Production (Producer)

2000

Before Night Falls

Acting (Virgilio Pinera)

Crew (Thanks)

1999

The Venice Project

Acting (Danilo Danuzzi)

1998

Foolish Heart

Production (Producer) Directing (Director) Writing (Writer)

1991

At Play in the Fields of the Lord

Directing (Director) Writing (Screenplay)

1987

Directing (Director)

Besame Mucho

Production (Producer)

1986

The Mission

Crew (Thanks)

1985

Kiss of the Spider Woman

Directing (Director)

1984

The Earth is Round like An Orange

Directing (Director)

1980

Production (Producer) Writing (Screenplay) Directing (Director)

1977

Lucio Flavio

Directing (Director) Writing (Writer)

1975

King of the Night

Writing (Story) Directing (Director) Production (Producer)

1973

O Fabuloso Fittipaldi

Directing (Director) Production (Executive Producer) Writing (Writer)

Undated

Museu de Arte de São Paulo Assis Chateaubriand

Directing (Director) Production (Producer) Writing (Story)