Antônio Pitanga

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.

Movies & TV Shows

1. The Clone (2001) — Sebastião "Tião"
2. Lilyhammer (2012) — Blind Man
3. The Given Word (1962) — Mestre Coca
4. Lula, the Son of Brazil (2010) — Seu Cristóvão
5. The Man Who Challenged the Devil (2007) — Preto Velho
6. Zuzu Angel (2006) — Policial gentil
7. Nosso Sonho (2023) — Seu Américo
8. Perfect Love (2023) — Dom Vitório
9. The Turning Wind (1962) — Firmino
10. The Guns (1964) — Voice
11. The Age of the Earth (1980) — Black Christ
12. The Next Victim (1995) — Kléber Noronha
13. Same Old West (2025) — Ermitão
14. Di Cavalcanti Di Glauber (1977) — Self
15. Celebrity (2003) — Comandante Roberto
16. In Your Place (2021) — Gesiel
17. Girls from ABC (2003) — Seu Aurélio
18. For Sale or Rent (2013) — Seu Capô
19. Rio Babilonia (1982) — Bira
20. The Woman of Everyone (1969) — Vampiro
21. I'd Receive the Worst News from Your Beautiful Lips (2011) — Pastor Isaías
22. Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion (2000) — Joaquim
23. Quilombo (1984) — Acaiuba
24. Side by Side (2012) — Túlio
25. Anything Goes (2025) — Salvador Gomes
26. Samba (1965) — Paulo's friend
27. Tinnitus (2023) — Inácio
28. The Manor of Araucaima (1986) — Cristobal
29. Children of the Church Steps (2024) — Célio
30. Malês (2025) — Pacífico Licutan
31. Aunt Virginia (2023) — Tavares
32. The Brazilwood Man (1982) — César
33. Garden of War (1969)
34. Mauá - O Imperador e o Rei (1999) — Valentim
35. Joanna Francesa (1973)
36. Como Ser Solteiro (1998) — Self
37. Pantanal (1990) — Túlio
38. Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth (2003) — Self
39. A Vilã das Nove (2024) — Modesto Estrella
40. Tocaia no Asfalto (1962) — Matador de Caxias

Directed

1. Malês (2025) — Director
2. Na Boca do Mundo (1979) — Director