Antônio Pitanga
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| Born | Antônio Luiz Sampaio June 13, 1939 (1939-06-13) (age 85) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1960–present |
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Antônio Luiz Sampaio[1] (born June 13, 1939), better known by his stage name Antônio Pitanga, is a Brazilian actor. He became internationally known for playing several roles on films of the Cinema Novo movement in the 1960s.[2]
Personal life
He was married to actress Vera Manhães, with whom he had two sons: actress Camila Pitanga and actor Rocco Pitanga. After their divorced, he married politician Benedita da Silva.[3][4]
Selected filmography
- Films
- Barravento (1962)
- O Pagador de Promessas (1962)
- The Guns (1964)
- My Home Is Copacabana (1965)
- Joanna Francesa (1973)
- The Age of the Earth (1980)
- Quilombo (1984)
- La Mansión de Araucaima (1986)
- Eternamente Pagú (1988)
- Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion (2000)
- O Homem Que Desafiou o Diabo (2007)
- Lula, The Son of Brasil (2009)
- I'd Receive the Worst News from Your Beautiful Lips (2011)
- Memory House (2020)
- Television
- Pantanal (1990)
- A Próxima Vítima (1995)
- O Clone (2001)
- Celebridade (2003)
- The Mutants: Pathways of the Heart (2008)
- Cama de Gato (2009)
- Rebelde (2011)
References
- ^ "Conheça os nomes reais dos famosos" (in Portuguese). Terra Networks. June 18, 2003. Retrieved May 4, 2014.
- ^ Appiah, Kwame Anthony; Gates, Henry Louis (2005). Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African and African American Experience. Oxford University Press. p. 82. ISBN 9780195170559.
- ^ "Antônio Pitanga será tema de documentário dirigido por Beto Brant e por sua filha, Camila". O Globo (in Portuguese). Infoglobo. March 15, 2014. Retrieved May 4, 2014.
- ^ "Antônio Pitanga elogia Benedita da Silva, sua esposa: 'Gigante, poderosa'". www.uol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-10-28.
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| Preceded by | First Gentleman of Rio de Janeiro 2002–2003 |
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