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.

Directed

1. Carandiru (2003) — Director
2. Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985) — Director
3. Pixote (1980) — Director
4. Ironweed (1987) — Director
5. At Play in the Fields of the Lord (1991) — Director
6. Lucio Flavio (1977) — Director
7. The Past (2007) — Director
8. My Hindu Friend (2016) — Director
9. King of the Night (1975) — Director
10. Foolish Heart (1998) — Director
11. Words with Gods (2014) — Director
12. The Earth is Round like An Orange (1984) — Director
13. O Fabuloso Fittipaldi (1973) — Director
14. Museu de Arte de São Paulo Assis Chateaubriand — Director

Also appeared in

1. Before Night Falls (2000) — Virgilio Pinera
2. The Past (2007) — Proyeccionista
3. Critic (2008) — Self
4. Babenco: Tell Me When I Die (2020) — Self
5. Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait (2017) — Self
6. Rita Cadillac: The Lady of the People (2010)
7. Paulista (2009) — Héctor Babenco
8. About Cinema (2015) — Self
9. Sabotage: Maestro do Canão (2015) — Self
10. Pixote In Memoriam (2007) — Self
11. Tangled Web: Making Kiss of the Spider Woman (2008) — Self
12. The Venice Project (1999) — Danilo Danuzzi
13. Talk to Him (2018) — Hector Babenco
14. Once Upon a Time There Was Iracema (2005)
15. Viva Marília (2026) — Self (archive footage)