Héctor Babenco

Director, Writer, Producer, Actor

February 7, 1946 — July 14, 2016 (70 years)
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 & Shows on Plex

  • My Hindu Friend
    My Hindu Friend2015

Known For

  • Carandiru
    Carandiru2003
  • Kiss of the Spider Woman
    Kiss of the Spider Woman1985
  • Pixote
    Pixote1980
  • Ironweed
    Ironweed1987
  • At Play in the Fields of the Lord
    At Play in the Fields of the Lord1991
  • The Past
    The Past2007
  • Lucio Flavio
    Lucio Flavio1977
  • My Hindu Friend
    My Hindu Friend2015
  • Foolish Heart
    Foolish Heart1998
  • King of the Night
    King of the Night1975
  • Besame Mucho
    Besame Mucho1987
  • Carandiru: The Series
    Carandiru: The Series1 season
  • O Fabuloso Fittipaldi
    O Fabuloso Fittipaldi1973
  • Rita Cadillac: The Lady of the People
    Rita Cadillac: The Lady of the People2007

Filmography

2007
The Past · as Proyeccionista
2007
2000
Before Night Falls · as Virgilio Pinera
1999
The Venice Project · as Danilo Danuzzi

2025
Viva Marília · as Self (archive Footage)
2019
2017
2017
2015
2009
Paulista · as Héctor Babenco
2008
2008
Crítico · as Self
2007
1991
Movie Days · as Self - Interviewee
1986
Roda Viva · as Self
1986
The 58th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Nominee
1983
Video Show · as Self
1973

1975
King of the Night · as Story