Héctor Babenco
Directing·February 7, 1946·† July 14, 2016 — 70 years old·Buenos Aires, Argentina
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.
Known For
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—Museu de Arte de São Paulo Assis ChateaubriandDirector · Producer · Story2026Viva MaríliaSelf (archive footage)2020Babenco: Tell Me When I DieSelf2018Talk to HimHector Babenco2017Julian Schnabel: A Private PortraitSelf2016My Hindu FriendDirector · Writer2015About CinemaSelf2015Sabotage: Maestro do CanãoSelf2014Words with GodsWriter · Director2010Rita Cadillac: The Lady of the People2009PaulistaHéctor Babenco2008Tangled Web: Making Kiss of the Spider WomanSelf2008CriticSelf2007Pixote In MemoriamSelf2007The PastProyeccionista · Director · Writer2005Once Upon a Time There Was Iracema2005Carandiru: The SeriesTVScript · Producer2003CarandiruDirector · Screenplay · Producer2000Before Night FallsVirgilio Pinera2000AméliaThanks1999The Venice ProjectDanilo Danuzzi1998Foolish HeartProducer · Director · Writer1991At Play in the Fields of the LordDirector · Screenplay1987IronweedDirector1987Besame MuchoProducer1986The MissionThanks1985Kiss of the Spider WomanDirector1984The Earth is Round like An OrangeDirector1980PixoteProducer · Screenplay · Director1977Lucio FlavioDirector · Writer1975King of the NightStory · Director · Producer1973O Fabuloso FittipaldiExecutive Producer · Writer · Director