Héctor Babenco
Directing Born Feb 7, 1946 Died Jul 14, 2016 Buenos Aires, Argentina 51 credits
Biography
Héctor Babenco works in directing. Born February 7, 1946 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Died July 14, 2016. Archytele lists 51 screen credits below. A full profile for this page is being written and will appear here once verified against sources.
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Frequent co-stars
Javier Bardem
1 shared title
Olivier Martinez
1 shared title
Johnny Depp
1 shared title
Andrea Di Stefano
1 shared title
Santiago Magill
1 shared title
John Ortiz
1 shared title
Francisco Gattorno
1 shared title
Marisol Padilla Sánchez
1 shared title
Michael Wincott
1 shared title
Sean Penn
1 shared title
Career timeline
Viva Marília
Babenco: Tell Me When I Die
Talk to Him
Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait
My Hindu Friend · DirectorMy Hindu Friend · Writer
Sabotage: Maestro do CanãoAbout Cinema
Words with Gods · WriterWords with Gods · Director
Rita Cadillac: The Lady of the People
Paulista
CriticTangled Web: Making Kiss of the Spider Woman
Pixote In MemoriamThe PastThe Past · DirectorThe Past · Writer
Carandiru: The Series · ScriptCarandiru: The Series · ProducerOnce Upon a Time There Was Iracema
Carandiru · DirectorCarandiru · ScreenplayCarandiru · Producer
Before Night FallsAmélia · Thanks
The Venice Project
Foolish Heart · ProducerFoolish Heart · DirectorFoolish Heart · Writer
At Play in the Fields of the Lord · DirectorAt Play in the Fields of the Lord · Screenplay
Ironweed · DirectorBesame Mucho · Producer
The Mission · Thanks
Kiss of the Spider Woman · Director
The Earth is Round like An Orange · Director
Pixote · ProducerPixote · ScreenplayPixote · Director
Lucio Flavio · DirectorLucio Flavio · Writer
King of the Night · StoryKing of the Night · DirectorKing of the Night · Producer
O Fabuloso Fittipaldi · Executive ProducerO Fabuloso Fittipaldi · WriterO Fabuloso Fittipaldi · Director
Full filmography
- Viva Marília (2026) as Self (archive footage)
- Babenco: Tell Me When I Die (2020) as Self
- Talk to Him (2018) as Hector Babenco
- Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait (2017) as Self
- My Hindu Friend (2016) Director
- My Hindu Friend (2016) Writer
- Sabotage: Maestro do Canão (2015) as Self
- About Cinema (2015) as Self
- Words with Gods (2014) Writer
- Words with Gods (2014) Director
- Rita Cadillac: The Lady of the People (2010)
- Paulista (2009) as Héctor Babenco
- Critic (2008) as Self
- Tangled Web: Making Kiss of the Spider Woman (2008) as Self
- Pixote In Memoriam (2007) as Self
- The Past (2007) as Proyeccionista
- The Past (2007) Director
- The Past (2007) Writer
- Carandiru: The Series (2005) Script
- Carandiru: The Series (2005) Producer
- Once Upon a Time There Was Iracema (2005)
- Carandiru (2003) Director
- Carandiru (2003) Screenplay
- Carandiru (2003) Producer
- Before Night Falls (2000) as Virgilio Pinera
- Amélia (2000) Thanks
- The Venice Project (1999) as Danilo Danuzzi
- Foolish Heart (1998) Producer
- Foolish Heart (1998) Director
- Foolish Heart (1998) Writer
- At Play in the Fields of the Lord (1991) Director
- At Play in the Fields of the Lord (1991) Screenplay
- Ironweed (1987) Director
- Besame Mucho (1987) Producer
- The Mission (1986) Thanks
- Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985) Director
- The Earth is Round like An Orange (1984) Director
- Pixote (1980) Producer
- Pixote (1980) Screenplay
- Pixote (1980) Director
- Lucio Flavio (1977) Director
- Lucio Flavio (1977) Writer
- King of the Night (1975) Story
- King of the Night (1975) Director
- King of the Night (1975) Producer
- O Fabuloso Fittipaldi (1973) Executive Producer
- O Fabuloso Fittipaldi (1973) Writer
- O Fabuloso Fittipaldi (1973) Director
- Museu de Arte de São Paulo Assis Chateaubriand Director
- Museu de Arte de São Paulo Assis Chateaubriand Producer
- Museu de Arte de São Paulo Assis Chateaubriand Story