Héctor Babenco
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- February 7, 1946
- Died
- July 14, 2016
- Birthplace
- Buenos Aires, Argentina
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
- Museu de Arte de São Paulo Assis Chateaubriand
Museu de Arte de São Paulo Assis Chateaubriand TBA
Director, Producer, Story
Viva Marília 2026
as Self (archive footage)
Babenco: Tell Me When I Die 2020
as Self
Talk to Him 2018
as Hector Babenco
Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait 2017
as Self
My Hindu Friend 2016
Director, Writer
About Cinema 2015
as Self
Sabotage: Maestro do Canão 2015
as Self
Words with Gods 2014
Director, Writer
Rita Cadillac: The Lady of the People 2010
Actor
Paulista 2009
as Héctor Babenco
Tangled Web: Making Kiss of the Spider Woman 2008
as Self
Critic 2008
as Self
Pixote In Memoriam 2007
as Self
The Past 2007
as Proyeccionista, Writer, Director
Once Upon a Time There Was Iracema 2005
Actor
Carandiru 2003
Director, Screenplay, Producer
Before Night Falls 2000
as Virgilio Pinera
Amélia 2000
Thanks
The Venice Project 1999
as Danilo Danuzzi
Foolish Heart 1998
Producer, Director, Writer
At Play in the Fields of the Lord 1991
Director, Screenplay
Ironweed 1987
Director
Besame Mucho 1987
Producer
The Mission 1986
Thanks
Kiss of the Spider Woman 1985
Director
- The Earth is Round like An Orange
The Earth is Round like An Orange 1984
Director
Pixote 1980
Producer, Screenplay, Director
Lucio Flavio 1977
Director, Writer
King of the Night 1975
Story, Director, Producer
O Fabuloso Fittipaldi 1973
Director, Executive Producer, Writer
Credits from TMDB.