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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.
Filmography
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2026
Viva Marília
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2020
Babenco: Tell Me When I Die
Movie Self
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2018
Talk to Him
Movie Hector Babenco
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2017
Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait
Movie Self
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2016
My Hindu Friend
Movie Director
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2015
About Cinema
Movie Self
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2015
Sabotage: Maestro do Canão
Movie Self
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2014
Words with Gods
Movie Writer
- 2010
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2009
Paulista
Movie Héctor Babenco
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2008
Tangled Web: Making Kiss of the Spider Woman
Movie Self
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2008
Critic
Movie Self
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2007
Pixote In Memoriam
Movie Self
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2007
The Past
Movie Proyeccionista
- 2005
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2005
Carandiru: The Series
TV show Script
More credits
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2003
Carandiru
Movie Director
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2000
Before Night Falls
Movie Virgilio Pinera
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2000
Amélia
Movie Thanks
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1999
The Venice Project
Movie Danilo Danuzzi
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1998
Foolish Heart
Movie Producer
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1991
At Play in the Fields of the Lord
Movie Director
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1987
Ironweed
Movie Director
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1987
Besame Mucho
Movie Producer
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1986
The Mission
Movie Thanks
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1985
Kiss of the Spider Woman
Movie Director
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1984
The Earth is Round like An Orange
Movie Director
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1980
Pixote
Movie Producer
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1977
Lucio Flavio
Movie Director
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1975
King of the Night
Movie Story
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1973
O Fabuloso Fittipaldi
Movie Executive Producer
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Museu de Arte de São Paulo Assis Chateaubriand
Movie Director