Antônio Pitanga

Known for

Acting

Born

June 13, 1939 (age 87)

Birthplace

Salvador, Bahia, Brazil

Biography

Antônio Luiz Sampaio OMC (Salvador, June 13, 1939), better known as Antônio Pitanga, is a Brazilian actor and filmmaker, who became internationally known for playing several roles on films of the Cinema Novo movement in the 1960s.

Best known work

The Clone

2001

Lilyhammer

2012

The Given Word

1962

Lula, the Son of Brazil

2010

The Man Who Challenged the Devil

2007

Nosso Sonho

2023

Zuzu Angel

2006

Perfect Love

2023

The Turning Wind

1962

The Guns

1964

Filmography

TBA
A Cabeça do Santo
TBA
A Solidez da Água
TBA
Smart Love
2027
Deixar a Vida Me Levar
2026
Justino - Behind the Kingdom
2026
Leite em Pó
2026
Por VocêTV
as Clemente Portela (42 episodes)
2026
Margeado
as Silvério
2026
A Fúria
as Pai de Santo
2026
Fernando Coni Campos: Cada um Vive como Sonha
as Self
2026
The Taste of the Blackberry
2026
Tony Odyssey
as Humberto
2025
Milton Gonçalves, Além do Espetáculo
as Self
2025
Clube SpeluncaTV
2025
Falas da Vida
2025
Malês
as Pacífico Licutan, Director
2025
Tributo: Tony Tornado
as Self
2025
Coisa de Novela
as Vicente
2025
Anything GoesTV
as Salvador Gomes (1 episode)
2025
Same Old West
as Ermitão
2025
Cartografia das Ondas
2024
A Vilã das Nove
as Modesto Estrella
2024
Children of the Church StepsTV
as Célio (4 episodes)
2024
Sérgio Ricardo: Uma Outra História do Cinema Novo
2023
Wedding Games
as Marcelo