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Héctor Babenco

Directing Born Feb 7, 1946 Buenos Aires, Argentina 15 credits

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.

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Known for

Film

Before Night Falls

as Virgilio Pinera

Full filmography

  • Before Night Falls (2000) as Virgilio Pinera
  • Viva Marília (2026) as Self (archive footage)
  • The Past (2007) as Proyeccionista
  • Pixote In Memoriam (2007) as Self
  • Once Upon a Time There Was Iracema (2005)
  • Sabotage: Maestro do Canão (2015) as Self
  • Babenco: Tell Me When I Die (2020) as Self
  • The Venice Project (1999) as Danilo Danuzzi
  • Critic (2008) as Self
  • Talk to Him (2018) as Hector Babenco
  • Paulista (2009) as Héctor Babenco
  • About Cinema (2015) as Self
  • Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait (2017) as Self
  • Rita Cadillac: The Lady of the People (2010)
  • Tangled Web: Making Kiss of the Spider Woman (2008) as Self