
Arduíno Colassanti
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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.
Known for
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O Caçador de Esmeraldas (1979)
as Borba Gato

Bela Donna (1998)
as Capitão

Minha Namorada (1970)
Actor

Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo (1967)
as Self

Oceano Atlantis (1993)
Actor

Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional (1997)
as Self

The Girl from Ipanema (1967)
as Pedro Paulo

How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman (1971)
as Francês
Salvar o Brasil (1987)
Actor

A Doce Mulher Amada (1969)
as Egberto

Uma Garota em Maus Lençóis (1970)
Actor

Naquela Noite ele Sonhou com um Mar Azul (2010)
Actor

Xuxa and The Treasure of the Lost City (2004)
as Chefe dos Selvagens

Love, Carnival and Dreams (1972)
as Tristão/Oxóssi

Daniel, Capanga de Deus (1978)
Actor
E Pluribus Una (1986)
Actor

Quilombo (1984)
as Blaer

A Virgem Prometida (1968)
Actor

Brazil Year 2000 (1969)
Actor

Sunstroke (2010)
as Homem do Café

The Brazilwood Man (1982)
as Cristo

Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion (2000)
as Parceiro de Bilhar - Rio

The Oyster and the Wind (1997)
as Magari

Leila Diniz (1987)
Actor

Who Is Beta? (1972)
Actor

Lara (2002)
as Pescador

El Justicero (1967)
Actor

After Eight... Forever (1987)
as Pai

Mestiça, a Escrava Indomável (1974)
as Feitor

The Alienist (1970)
as Porfírio

Memories of Helen (1969)
as Renato

Procura-se uma Virgem (1972)
Actor

The Men I Had (1973)
as Peter

Tropclip (1985)
as Pai de Krishna

Mãos Vazias (1971)
as Mário

Hunger for Love (1968)
as Felipe





