Héctor Babenco

Known for

Directing

Born

February 7, 1946

Birthplace

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Died

July 14, 2016 (aged 70)

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.

Best known work

The Mission

1986

Carandiru

2003

Kiss of the Spider Woman

1985

Before Night Falls

2000

Pixote

1980

Ironweed

1987

At Play in the Fields of the Lord

1991

Lucio Flavio

1977

The Past

2007

My Hindu Friend

2016

Filmography

TBA
Museu de Arte de São Paulo Assis Chateaubriand
Director, Producer, Story
2026
Viva Marília
as Self (archive footage)
2020
Babenco: Tell Me When I Die
as Self
2018
Talk to Him
as Hector Babenco
2017
Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait
as Self
2016
My Hindu Friend
Director, Writer
2015
About Cinema
as Self
2015
Sabotage: Maestro do Canão
as Self
2014
Words with Gods
Director, Writer
2010
Rita Cadillac: The Lady of the People
2009
Paulista
as Héctor Babenco
2008
Tangled Web: Making Kiss of the Spider Woman
as Self
2008
Critic
as Self
2007
Pixote In Memoriam
as Self
2007
The Past
as Proyeccionista, Writer, Director
2005
Once Upon a Time There Was Iracema
2005
Carandiru: The SeriesTV
Script, Producer
2003
Carandiru
Director, Screenplay, Producer
2000
Before Night Falls
as Virgilio Pinera
2000
Amélia
Thanks
1999
The Venice Project
as Danilo Danuzzi
1998
Foolish Heart
Producer, Director, Writer
1991
At Play in the Fields of the Lord
Director, Screenplay
1987
Ironweed
Director
1987
Besame Mucho
Producer