Héctor Babenco

Personal Info

Birthday

February 7, 1946

Day of Death

2016-07-14

(70 years old)

Place of Birth

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Also Known As

Héctor Eduardo Babenco

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Héctor Babenco

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.

Known For

Before Night Falls

Paulista

The Past

The Venice Project

Talk to Him

Filmography

2025
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
2015
About Cinema
as Self
Sabotage: Maestro do Canão
as Self
2009
Paulista
as Héctor Babenco
2008
Tangled Web: Making Kiss of the Spider Woman
as Self
Critic
as Self
2007
Pixote In Memoriam
as Self
The Past
as Proyeccionista
2000
Before Night Falls
as Virgilio Pinera
1999
The Venice Project
as Danilo Danuzzi