Héctor Babenco

Héctor Babenco

🎞 Director

Born

7 February 1946 (80)

Place of Birth

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Also known as

Héctor Eduardo 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.

Filmography (28)

Viva Marília

Viva Marília

2025

 Babenco: Tell Me When I Die

Babenco: Tell Me When I Die

2020

⭐ 7.1
Talk to Him

Talk to Him

2018

 Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait

Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait

2017

⭐ 7.3
My Hindu Friend

My Hindu Friend

2016

⭐ 4.0
🎬 Director
About Cinema

About Cinema

2015

⭐ 8.2
Sabotage: Maestro do Canão

Sabotage: Maestro do Canão

2015

⭐ 8.5
Words with Gods

Words with Gods

2014

⭐ 5.7
🎬 Director
Rita Cadillac: The Lady of the People

Rita Cadillac: The Lady of the People

2010

⭐ 6.8
Paulista

Paulista

2009

⭐ 4.1
Tangled Web: Making Kiss of the Spider Woman

Tangled Web: Making Kiss of the Spider Woman

2008

⭐ 8.5
Critic

Critic

2008

⭐ 7.9
Pixote In Memoriam

Pixote In Memoriam

2007

⭐ 7.0
The Past

The Past

2007

⭐ 6.2
Once Upon a Time There Was Iracema

Once Upon a Time There Was Iracema

2005

 Carandiru

Carandiru

2003

⭐ 7.6
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Before Night Falls

Before Night Falls

2000

⭐ 6.6
The Venice Project

The Venice Project

1999

⭐ 5.0
Foolish Heart

Foolish Heart

1998

⭐ 4.3
🎬 Director
At Play in the Fields of the Lord

At Play in the Fields of the Lord

1991

⭐ 6.4
🎬 Director
Ironweed

Ironweed

1987

⭐ 6.3
🎬 Director
Kiss of the Spider Woman

Kiss of the Spider Woman

1985

⭐ 7.0
🎬 Director

The Earth is Round like An Orange

1984

🎬 Director
Pixote

Pixote

1980

⭐ 7.9
🎬 Director
Lucio Flavio

Lucio Flavio

1977

⭐ 7.0
🎬 Director
King of the Night

King of the Night

1975

⭐ 6.1
🎬 Director
O Fabuloso Fittipaldi

O Fabuloso Fittipaldi

1973

🎬 Director

Museu de Arte de São Paulo Assis Chateaubriand

🎬 Director