Héctor Babenco
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- February 7, 1946, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Died
- July 14, 2016
- Movies
- 29
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.
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 2026 | Viva Marília | Self (archive footage) |
| 2020 | Babenco: Tell Me When I Die | Self |
| 2018 | Talk to Him | Hector Babenco |
| 2017 | Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait | Self |
| 2015 | About Cinema | Self |
| 2015 | Sabotage: Maestro do Canão | Self |
| 2010 | Rita Cadillac: The Lady of the People | |
| 2009 | Paulista | Héctor Babenco |
| 2008 | Tangled Web: Making Kiss of the Spider Woman | Self |
| 2008 | Critic | Self |
| 2007 | Pixote In Memoriam | Self |
| 2007 | The Past | Proyeccionista |
| 2005 | Once Upon a Time There Was Iracema | |
| 2000 | Before Night Falls | Virgilio Pinera |
| 1999 | The Venice Project | Danilo Danuzzi |
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 2016 | My Hindu Friend | Director, Writer |
| 2014 | Words with Gods | Director, Writer |
| 2007 | The Past | Writer, Director |
| 2003 | Carandiru | Director, Screenplay, Producer |
| 1998 | Foolish Heart | Producer, Director, Writer |
| 1991 | At Play in the Fields of the Lord | Director, Screenplay |
| 1987 | Ironweed | Director |
| 1987 | Besame Mucho | Producer |
| 1985 | Kiss of the Spider Woman | Director |
| 1984 | The Earth is Round like An Orange | Director |
| 1980 | Pixote | Producer, Screenplay, Director |
| 1977 | Lucio Flavio | Director, Writer |
| 1975 | King of the Night | Director, Producer |
| 1973 | O Fabuloso Fittipaldi | Director, Writer |
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