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Héctor Babenco

Directing · Born February 7, 1946 · Buenos Aires, Argentina

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.

Héctor Babenco movies and shows

  • The Mission1986
  • Kiss of the Spider Woman1985
  • Ironweed1987
  • Carandiru2003
  • Pixote1980
  • Carandiru: The Series2005
  • Before Night Falls2000
  • At Play in the Fields of the Lord1991
  • Words with Gods2014
  • Critic2008
  • Lucio Flavio1977
  • Babenco: Tell Me When I Die2020
  • Paulista2009
  • My Hindu Friend2016
  • Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait2017
  • King of the Night1975
  • Viva Marília2026
  • Pixote In Memoriam2007
  • The Past2007
  • Tangled Web: Making Kiss of the Spider Woman2008
  • Once Upon a Time There Was Iracema2005
  • Sabotage: Maestro do Canão2015
  • About Cinema2015
  • The Venice Project1999