Héctor Babenco
Brazilian-Argentine film director (1946-2016) · Argentina · On the map · Directors · Died at 70
Héctor Eduardo Babenco was an Argentine-born Brazilian film director, screenwriter, producer and actor who worked in several countries including Brazil, Argentina, and the United States.
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My Hindu FriendFilm, 2016Director, Writer2015
About CinemaFilm2011Order of Cultural Merit (Brazil)Award2010
Rita Cadillac: The Lady of the PeopleFilm2008
CriticFilm2007Annual award ACFKAward2005
Carandiru: The SeriesSeries, Producer
Once Upon a Time There Was IracemaFilm, 20052004Brazilian Cinema Grand Prize for Best DirectorAward2003
CarandiruFilm, Director, Writer1999
The Venice ProjectFilm, Danilo Danuzzi1991
At Play in the Fields of the LordFilm, Director, Writer1985
Kiss of the Spider WomanFilm, Director1984The Earth is Round like An OrangeFilm, Director1977
Lucio FlavioFilm, Director, Writer1973
O Fabuloso FittipaldiFilm, Director, Writer1946Born7 February 1946People around Héctor
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Milton Gonçalves Héctor directed Kiss of the Spider Woman (1987)
Tom Waits Héctor directed Ironweed (1988)- Oscar Kramer Produced The Past and Carandiru
Lineu Dias Héctor directed Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985)
Marília Pêra Héctor produced Pixote (1982)
Maria Luísa Mendonça Héctor directed Carandiru (2003)
Ailton Graça Héctor produced Carandiru (2003)
Meryl Streep Héctor directed Ironweed (1988)
Jack Nicholson Héctor directed Ironweed (1988)
Willem Dafoe Héctor produced My Hindu Friend (2016)
William Hurt Héctor directed Kiss of the Spider Woman (1987)
John Lithgow Héctor directed At Play in the Fields of the Lord (1992)
Gael García Bernal Héctor directed The Past (2007)
Raul Julia Héctor directed Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985)
Nathan Lane Héctor directed Ironweed (1988)
Sônia Braga Héctor directed Kiss of the Spider Woman (1986)
Ted Levine Héctor directed Ironweed (1988)
Norma Aleandro Héctor directed Foolish Heart (1996)
Wagner Moura Héctor produced Carandiru (2003)
Rubens de Falco Héctor produced Pixote (1983)
Robert Dornhelm Directed The Venice Project (1999)José Lewgoy Héctor directed Kiss of the Spider Woman (1987)
Sergio Kato Héctor directed Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985)
Hugo Sigman Produced The Past (2007)
Known for
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Pixote 1980
Carandiru 2003
Kiss of the Spider Woman 1985
Before Night Falls 2000
At Play in the Fields of the Lord 1991
Also in Deutsch
Filmography 29
51 credits on file
Television 1
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About this person
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).
