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Héctor Babenco

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Héctor Babenco

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Also known as Hector Babenco

Brazilian-Argentine film director (1946-2016)

Person · Open Library

Works
2

Top works

  • Carandiru
  • Kiss of the spider woman

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Type
Person
Country
FR
Active from
1803-12-11
Active to
1869-03-08

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Key facts

Born
Héctor Eduardo Babenco , ( 1946-02-07 ) February 7, 1946, Buenos Aires , Argentina
Died
July 13, 2016 (2016-07-13) (aged 70), São Paulo , Brazil
Occupations
Film director and producer, screenwriter
Years active
1973–2015
Notable work
Pixote Kiss of the Spider Woman Ironweed At Play in the Fields of the Lord Carandiru

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Official website

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Encyclopedic overview

Héctor Eduardo Babenco (February 7, 1946 – July 13, 2016) was an Argentine-born Brazilian film director, screenwriter, producer and actor who worked in several countries including Brazil, Argentina, and the United States. He was one of the first Brazilian filmmakers to gain international critical acclaim, through his films which often dealt with social outcasts on the fringes of society. His best-known works include Pixote (1980), Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985), Ironweed (1987), At Play in the Fields of the Lord (1990) and Carandiru (2003).

Babenco's films brought him several accolades. He was nominated three times for the Palme d'Or of the Cannes Film Festival, and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Director for Kiss of the Spider Woman. He won the Grande Prêmio do Cinema Brasileiro twice, and the Prêmio ACIE de Cinema once.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Héctor Babenco” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.