Héctor Babenco
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
- Directing
- Born
- 1946-02-07 · Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Died
- 2016-07-14
Known for
- The Mission (1986) — Thanks
- Carandiru (2003) — Director
- Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985) — Director
- Before Night Falls (2000) — Virgilio Pinera
- Pixote (1980) — Producer
- Ironweed (1987) — Director
- At Play in the Fields of the Lord (1991) — Director
- Lucio Flavio (1977) — Director
- The Past (2007) — Proyeccionista
- My Hindu Friend (2016) — Director
- Babenco: Tell Me When I Die (2020) — Self
- Critic (2008) — Self
- King of the Night (1975) — Story
- Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait (2017) — Self
- Rita Cadillac: The Lady of the People (2010)
- Paulista (2009) — Héctor Babenco