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Hector Babenco Biography (1946?-)

Born February 7, 1946 (some sources say 1948), in Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina; immigrated to Brazil, 1969, later became citizen; married Xuxa Lopes (an actress). Addresses: Agent: International Creative Management, 8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211-1934.

Nationality

Argentine

Gender

Male

Occupation

Director, producer, writer, actor

Birth Details

February 7, 1946?

Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Work
• Producer and director, O rei da noite (also known as King of the Night), 1975
• Director, Lucio Flavio, o passageiro da agnoia (also known as Lucio Flavio and Lucio Flavio, Passenger of Agony), 1977
• Director, Pixote: A lei do mais fraco (also known as Pixote, the Law of the Weakest, Asphalt haie, Pixote, and The Survival of the Weakest), Unifilms, 1981
• Director, A terra e redonda como uma laranja, 1984
• Director, Kiss of the Spider Woman (also known as O beijo da mulher aranha), Island Alive, 1985
• Director, Ironweed, Columbia TriStar, 1987
• Producer, Besame mucho, 1987
• Director, At Play in the Fields of the Lord, Universal, 1991
• Producer and director, Corazon iluminado (also known as Coeur allume, Coracao iluminado, and Foolish Heart), 1998
• Film Appearances
• Danilo Danuzzi, The Venice Project, 1999
• Virgilio Pinera, Before Night Falls, Fine Line, 2000
• WRITINGS
• Screenplays
• (Story) O rei da noite (also known as King of the Night), 1975
• Lucio Flavio, o passageiro da agnoia (also known as Lucio Flavio), 1977
• Pixote: A lei do mais fraco (also known as Asphalt haie, Pixote, and The Survival of the Weakest), 1981
• At Play in the Fields of the Lord, 1991
• Corazon iluminado (also known as Coeur allume, Coracao iluminado, and Foolish Heart), 1998

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

• International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers: Volume 2: Directors, St. James Press, 1996
• Rodrigeuz, Amar and Victor Manuel, Hector Babenco, Dykinson, 1994