Héctor Babenco

Héctor Babenco

Directing

Born February 7, 1946 · Buenos Aires, Argentina

14 films as director · Active 1973–2016

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…

Known for

Pixote In Memoriam

Pixote In Memoriam

2007

Viva Marília

Viva Marília

2026

The Past

The Past

2007

Before Night Falls

Before Night Falls

2000

The Venice Project

The Venice Project

1999

Once Upon a Time There Was Iracema

Once Upon a Time There Was Iracema

2005

Sabotage: Maestro do Canão

Sabotage: Maestro do Canão

2015

Tangled Web: Making Kiss of the Spider Woman

Tangled Web: Making Kiss of the Spider Woman

2008

Directed(14)

My Hindu Friend

2016My Hindu Friend★ 4.0

Words with Gods

2014Words with Gods★ 5.7

The Past

2007The Past★ 6.2

Carandiru

2003Carandiru★ 7.6

Foolish Heart

1998Foolish Heart★ 4.9

At Play in the Fields of the Lord

1991At Play in the Fields of the Lord★ 6.5

Ironweed

1987Ironweed★ 6.3

Kiss of the Spider Woman

1985Kiss of the Spider Woman★ 7.0

1984The Earth is Round like An Orange★ 10.0

Pixote

1980Pixote★ 7.9

Lucio Flavio

1977Lucio Flavio★ 7.0

King of the Night

1975King of the Night★ 6.1

O Fabuloso Fittipaldi

1973O Fabuloso Fittipaldi★ 10.0

—Museu de Arte de São Paulo Assis Chateaubriand

Acting(15)

2026Viva MaríliaSelf (archive footage)

2020Babenco: Tell Me When I DieSelf

2018Talk to HimHector Babenco

2017Julian Schnabel: A Private PortraitSelf

2015About CinemaSelf

2015Sabotage: Maestro do CanãoSelf

2010Rita Cadillac: The Lady of the People

2009PaulistaHéctor Babenco

2008Tangled Web: Making Kiss of the Spider WomanSelf

2007Pixote In MemoriamSelf

2007The PastProyeccionista

2005Once Upon a Time There Was Iracema

2000Before Night FallsVirgilio Pinera

1999The Venice ProjectDanilo Danuzzi

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