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Héctor Babenco - Biography & Filmography | The Couch Critic
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Héctor Babenco
Born
Feb 7, 1946
Died: Jul 14, 2016
Lived 70 years
Place of Birth
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
Career Highlights
15
Movies
0
TV Shows
14
Directed
Also Known As
Héctor Eduardo Babenco
헥토르 바벤코
헥터 바벤코
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Héctor Babenco
Directing
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.
Movies
15
TV Shows
0
Director
14
Viva Marília
as
Self (archive footage)
2025
Babenco: Tell Me When I Die
as
Self
2020
Talk to Him
as
Hector Babenco
2018
Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait
as
Self
2017
About Cinema
as
Self
2015
Sabotage: Maestro do Canão
as
Self
2015
Rita Cadillac: The Lady of the People
Cast
2010
Paulista
as
Héctor Babenco
2009
Tangled Web: Making Kiss of the Spider Woman
as
Self
2008
Critic
as
Self
2008
Pixote In Memoriam
as
Self
2007
The Past
as
Proyeccionista
2007
Once Upon a Time There Was Iracema
Cast
2005
Before Night Falls
as
Virgilio Pinera
2000
The Venice Project
as
Danilo Danuzzi
1999