Héctor Babenco

Director

Born: February 7, 1946 (70 years old)

Died: July 14, 2016

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.

Filmography (21)

• Sabotage: Maestro do Canão (2015, ★ 8.5)
• About Cinema (2015, ★ 8.2)
• Critic (2008, ★ 7.9)
• Carandiru (2003, ★ 7.6)
• Pixote (1980, ★ 7.9)
• Amélia (2000, ★ 8.5)
• Before Night Falls (2000, ★ 6.6)
• Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait (2017, ★ 7.3)
• Rita Cadillac: The Lady of the People (2010, ★ 6.8)
• Babenco: Tell Me When I Die (2020, ★ 7.2)
• Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985, ★ 7)
• Lucio Flavio (1977, ★ 7)
• The Mission (1986, ★ 7.4)
• The Past (2007, ★ 6.2)
• King of the Night (1975, ★ 6.1)
• Ironweed (1987, ★ 6.3)
• At Play in the Fields of the Lord (1991, ★ 6.4)
• Words with Gods (2014, ★ 5.7)
• Paulista (2009, ★ 4.1)
• Foolish Heart (1998, ★ 4.3)
• My Hindu Friend (2016, ★ 4)