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Arduíno Colassanti

Personal Info

  • Known ForActing
  • GenderMale
  • Birthday1936-02-15
  • Day of Death2014-02-22 (78 years)
  • Place of BirthLivorno, Italy
  • Also Known As-

Arduíno Colassanti

Biography

Arduino Colasanti (Livorno, February 15, 1936 — Niterói, February 22, 2014) was an Italian-born Brazilian actor. With a 40-year span, Colassanti's mainly associated with films made during the 1960s an 1970s, under the Cinema Novo (Brazilian New Wave) movement. He's known for portraing the titular frenchman in 1971s "Como Era Gostoso o Meu Francês" (How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman). Seen as...Read More

Known For

How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman

How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman

Bela Donna

Bela Donna

Xuxa and The Treasure of the Lost City

Xuxa and The Treasure of the Lost City

The Oyster and the Wind

The Oyster and the Wind

Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion

Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion

Quilombo

Quilombo

Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo

Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo

Hunger for Love

Hunger for Love

Acting Career

  • Sunstroke
    2010

    Sunstroke

    As: Homem do Café

  • Xuxa and The Treasure of the Lost City
    2004

    Xuxa and The Treasure of the Lost City

    As: Chefe dos Selvagens

  • Brava Gente
    2000

    Brava Gente

    As: Convidado

  • Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion
    2000

    Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion

    As: Parceiro de Bilhar - Rio

  • Bela Donna
    1998

    Bela Donna

    As: Capitão

  • The Oyster and the Wind
    1997

    The Oyster and the Wind

    As: Magari

  • After Eight... Forever
    1987

    After Eight... Forever

    As: Pai

  • Tropclip
    1985

    Tropclip

    As: Pai de Krishna

  • Quilombo
    1984

    Quilombo

    As: Blaer

  • The Brazilwood Man
    1982

    The Brazilwood Man

    As: Cristo

  • O Caçador de Esmeraldas
    1979

    O Caçador de Esmeraldas

    As: Borba Gato

  • The Men I Had
    1973

    The Men I Had

    As: Peter

  • Love, Carnival and Dreams
    1972

    Love, Carnival and Dreams

    As: Tristão/Oxóssi

  • How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman
    1971

    How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman

    As: Francês

  • Mãos Vazias
    1971

    Mãos Vazias

    As: Mário

  • The Alienist
    1970

    The Alienist

    As: Porfírio

  • Memories of Helen
    1969

    Memories of Helen

    As: Renato

  • Hunger for Love
    1968

    Hunger for Love

    As: Felipe

  • The Girl from Ipanema
    1967

    The Girl from Ipanema

    As: Pedro Paulo

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