Héctor Babenco
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.
Acting (15 movies)
Before Night Falls
2000
Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait
2017
Paulista
2009
Rita Cadillac: The Lady of the People
2010
Sabotage: Maestro do Canão
2015
About Cinema
2015
Tangled Web: Making Kiss of the Spider Woman
2008
The Venice Project
1999
Pixote In Memoriam
2007
The Past
2007
Talk to Him
2018
Once Upon a Time There Was Iracema
2005
Critic
2008
Babenco: Tell Me When I Die
2020
Viva Marília
2025
Directing (13 movies)
Kiss of the Spider Woman
1985
Carandiru
2003
Ironweed
1987
Pixote
1980
The Past
2007
At Play in the Fields of the Lord
1991
Foolish Heart
1998
Lucio Flavio
1977
King of the Night
1975
Words with Gods
2014
My Hindu Friend
2016
The Earth is Round like An Orange
1984
O Fabuloso Fittipaldi
1973
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| O Fabuloso Fittipaldi | 1973 | Writer |
| O Fabuloso Fittipaldi | 1973 | Executive Producer |
| King of the Night | 1975 | Producer |
| Lucio Flavio | 1977 | Writer |
| Pixote | 1980 | Producer |
| Pixote | 1980 | Screenplay |
| Besame Mucho | 1987 | Producer |
| At Play in the Fields of the Lord | 1991 | Screenplay |
| Foolish Heart | 1998 | Producer |
| Foolish Heart | 1998 | Writer |
| Carandiru | 2003 | Producer |
| Carandiru | 2003 | Screenplay |
| The Past | 2007 | Writer |
| Words with Gods | 2014 | Writer |
| My Hindu Friend | 2016 | Writer |