Héctor Babenco
Date of birth: 1946-02-07
Place of birth: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Known for: Directing
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.
Movie Credits
Before Night Falls
2000-09-03
Spanning several decades, this powerful biopic offers a glimpse into the life of famed Cuban poet an
Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait
2017-05-05
A chronicle of the personal life and public career of the celebrated artist and filmmaker Julian Sch
Paulista
2009-10-02
Three metropolitan stories entwine in São Paulo. Would-be actress Marina arrives in the city looking
Rita Cadillac: The Lady of the People
2010-04-16
This revealing documentary about the Brazilian sex symbol goes deep into her career as she pivoted f
Sabotage: Maestro do Canão
2015-01-23
Mauro Mateus dos Santos was known by another name: Sabotage. Growing up amidst poverty in São Paulo,
About Cinema
2015-09-15
An abandoned tumbledown theater in the outback of Paraíba state is the initial setting of a film abo
Tangled Web: Making Kiss of the Spider Woman
2008-06-25
Rare documents and details of the film's story. From its initial option to its critical reception an
The Venice Project
1999-09-09
Roland is an avant-garde artist in Venice, California whose sister lives on their family's estate in
Pixote In Memoriam
2007-10-30
A tribute documentary on Fernando Ramos da Silva, the famous child star of the acclaimed film by Hec
The Past
2007-10-26
After 12 years, Sofía and Rímini decided to separate. While Rímini finds it easy to move on and star
Talk to Him
2018-10-19
Dr. Drauzio Varella has a hypothetical conversation with his friend Hector Babenco, a filmmaker who
Once Upon a Time There Was Iracema
2005-07-14
A making-of directed by Bodanzky himself, the documentary discusses the language of the film Iracema
Critic
2008-01-22
Seventy critics and filmmakers discuss cinema around the conflict between the artist and the observe
Babenco: Tell Me When I Die
2020-11-26
Besieged by cancer and nearing the end, the genius Argentine-Brazilian filmmaker Héctor Babenco (194
Viva Marília
2025-04-03
The historical, political, and social context of Brazil in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s, and the impa