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Profile of Hector Babenco on Famous Like Me

 
Name: Hector Babenco  
   
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Date of Birth: 7th February 1946
   
Place of Birth: Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
   
Profession: Director
 
 
From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia

Héctor Eduardo Babenco (born February 7, 1946 in Buenos Aires) is a critically acclaimed Argentine-born Brazilian-naturalised film director, screenwriter, producer and actor.

Filmography

  • 2003 - Carandiru (Carandiru)
  • 1998 - Coração iluminado (Illuminated Heart)
  • 1990 - Brincando nos campos do Senhor (At Play in the Fields of Lord)
  • 1987 - Ironweed (Ironweed)
  • 1984 - O beijo da Mulher-Aranha (Kiss of the Spider Woman)
  • 1980 - Pixote - A lei do mais fraco (Pixote - The Law of the Weakest)
  • 1977 - Lúcio Flávio, o passageiro da agonia (Lucio Flacio, Passenger of Agony)
  • 1975 - O rei da noite (King of the Night)

Babenco also acted in the 2000 film Before Night Falls.

Accolades

Babenco was nominated for an Academy Award as Best Director in 1986 for Kiss of the Spider Woman. Three of Babenco's films have been in the running for the Palm D'Or at the Cannes Film Festival.

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