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Acting
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 one of the main leading men of Cinema Novo by his distinguishable blond hair and blue eyes, during his career Colassanti was directed by filmmakers such as Nelson Pereira dos Santos, Leon Hirszman, Walter Lima Jr., Joaquim Pedro de Andrade, Tereza Trautman and Luiz Carlos Lacerda. Born in Livorno, Italy, Colassanti was also a surfer and an pioneer in the early steps of aquatic photography in Brazil. He spent his twillight years in the city of Niterói, where he passed and was buried in 2014.
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
February 15, 1936
Day of Death
February 22, 2014
Age at Death
78 years old
Place of Birth
Livorno, Italy
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Filmography
Sunstroke
Homem do Café
2010Movie
Naquela Noite ele Sonhou com um Mar Azul
2010Movie
Xuxa and The Treasure of the Lost City
Chefe dos Selvagens
2004Movie
Lara
Pescador
2002Movie
Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion
Parceiro de Bilhar - Rio
2000Movie
Brava Gente
Convidado
2000TV
Bela Donna
Capitão
1998Movie
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
Self
1997Movie
The Oyster and the Wind
Magari
1997Movie
Oceano Atlantis
1993Movie
Scent of Gardenias
Underwater Director of Photography
1992Movie
Amazônia
marido da Balzaquiana
1991TV
After Eight... Forever
Pai
1987Movie
Leila Diniz
1987Movie
Salvar o Brasil
1987Movie
E Pluribus Una
1986Movie
Tropclip
Pai de Krishna
1985Movie
Quilombo
Blaer
1984Movie
The Brazilwood Man
Cristo
1982Movie
O Caçador de Esmeraldas
Borba Gato
1979Movie
Os Gigantes
Príncipe Renato Di Lorenzo
1979TV
Daniel, Capanga de Deus
1978Movie
Mestiça, a Escrava Indomável
Feitor
1974Movie
The Men I Had
Peter
1973Movie
Love, Carnival and Dreams
Tristão/Oxóssi
1972Movie
Procura-se uma Virgem
1972Movie
Who Is Beta?
1972Movie
How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman
Francês
1971Movie
Mãos Vazias
Mário
1971Movie
Minha Namorada
1970Movie
The Alienist
Porfírio
1970Movie
Uma Garota em Maus Lençóis
1970Movie
A Doce Mulher Amada
Egberto
1969Movie
Memories of Helen
Renato
1969Movie
Brazil Year 2000
1969Movie
A Virgem Prometida
1968Movie
Hunger for Love
Felipe
1968Movie
El Justicero
1967Movie
Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo
Self
1967Movie
The Girl from Ipanema
Pedro Paulo
1967Movie