Héctor Babenco

Directing

February 7, 1946

— July 14, 2016(70 years old)

Buenos Aires, Argentina

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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.

Also Known As

Héctor Eduardo Babenco • 헥토르 바벤코 • 헥터 바벤코

Recent & Upcoming

Viva Marília

Self (archive footage) • Apr 2025

Known For

7.6

Carandiru

Director

7.0

Kiss of the Spider Woman

Director

6.3

Ironweed

Director

7.9

Pixote

Director

6.5

At Play in the Fields of the Lord

Director

6.2

The Past

Director

5.7

Words with Gods

Director

4.0

My Hindu Friend

Director

7.0

Lucio Flavio

Director

6.1

King of the Night

Director

4.9

Foolish Heart

Director

10.0

O Fabuloso Fittipaldi

Director

Photos of Héctor Babenco

Filmography

2020s

Viva Marília

Self (archive footage)

7.2

Babenco: Tell Me When I Die

Self

2010s

Talk to Him

Hector Babenco

7.3

Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait

Self

4.0

My Hindu Friend

Director

8.5

Sabotage: Maestro do Canão

Self

8.2

About Cinema

Self

5.7

Words with Gods

Director

6.8

Rita Cadillac: The Lady of the People

2000s

4.1

Paulista

Héctor Babenco

7.9

Critic

Self

8.5

Tangled Web: Making Kiss of the Spider Woman

Self

6.2

The Past

Proyeccionista

7.5

Pixote In Memoriam

Self

Once Upon a Time There Was Iracema

7.6

Carandiru

Director

6.6

Before Night Falls

Virgilio Pinera

8.6

Amélia

Thanks

1990s

7.0

The Venice Project

Danilo Danuzzi

4.9

Foolish Heart

Director

6.5

At Play in the Fields of the Lord

Director

1980s

6.3

Ironweed

Director

4.8

Besame Mucho

Producer

7.4

The Mission

Thanks

7.0

Kiss of the Spider Woman

Director

7.9

Pixote

Director

1970s

7.0

Lucio Flavio

Director

6.1

King of the Night

Director

10.0

O Fabuloso Fittipaldi

Director