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Héctor Babenco

Héctor Babenco

Birthday: 1946-02-07

Place of Birth: Buenos Aires, Argentina

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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Before Night Falls
Before Night Falls

Spanning several decades, this powerful biopic offers a glimpse into the life of famed Cuban poet an...

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Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait
Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait

A chronicle of the personal life and public career of the celebrated artist and filmmaker Julian Sch...

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Paulista
Paulista

Three metropolitan stories entwine in São Paulo. Would-be actress Marina arrives in the city looking...

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Rita Cadillac: The Lady of the People
Rita Cadillac: The Lady of the People

This revealing documentary about the Brazilian sex symbol goes deep into her career as she pivoted f...

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Sabotage: Maestro do Canão
Sabotage: Maestro do Canão

Mauro Mateus dos Santos was known by another name: Sabotage. Growing up amidst poverty in São Paulo,...

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About Cinema
About Cinema

An abandoned tumbledown theater in the outback of Paraíba state is the initial setting of a film abo...

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Tangled Web: Making Kiss of the Spider Woman
Tangled Web: Making Kiss of the Spider Woman

Rare documents and details of the film's story. From its initial option to its critical reception an...

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The Venice Project
The Venice Project

Roland is an avant-garde artist in Venice, California whose sister lives on their family's estate in...

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Pixote In Memoriam
Pixote In Memoriam

A tribute documentary on Fernando Ramos da Silva, the famous child star of the acclaimed film by Hec...

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The Past
The Past

After 12 years, Sofía and Rímini decided to separate. While Rímini finds it easy to move on and star...

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Talk to Him
Talk to Him

Dr. Drauzio Varella has a hypothetical conversation with his friend Hector Babenco, a filmmaker who ...

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Once Upon a Time There Was Iracema
Once Upon a Time There Was Iracema

A making-of directed by Bodanzky himself, the documentary discusses the language of the film Iracema...

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Critic
Critic

Seventy critics and filmmakers discuss cinema around the conflict between the artist and the observe...

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Babenco: Tell Me When I Die
Babenco: Tell Me When I Die

Besieged by cancer and nearing the end, the genius Argentine-Brazilian filmmaker Héctor Babenco (194...

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Viva Marília
Viva Marília

The historical, political, and social context of Brazil in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s, and the impa...

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