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
Credits
Bela Donna (1998)
as Capitão
El Justicero (1967)
Actor
How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman (1971)
as Francês
O Caçador de Esmeraldas (1979)
as Borba Gato
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional (1997)
as Self
The Girl from Ipanema (1967)
as Pedro Paulo
Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo (1967)
as Self
Leila Diniz (1987)
Actor
Quilombo (1984)
as Blaer
Sunstroke (2010)
as Homem do Café
The Brazilwood Man (1982)
as Cristo
Brazil Year 2000 (1969)
Actor
Uma Garota em Maus Lençóis (1970)
Actor
Mestiça, a Escrava Indomável (1974)
as Feitor
Lara (2002)
as Pescador
Who Is Beta? (1972)
Actor
Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion (2000)
as Parceiro de Bilhar - Rio
Minha Namorada (1970)
Actor
Xuxa and The Treasure of the Lost City (2004)
as Chefe dos Selvagens
Os Homens Que eu Tive (1973)
as Peter
Oceano Atlantis (1993)
Actor
Love, Carnival and Dreams (1972)
as Tristão/Oxóssi
A Doce Mulher Amada (1969)
as Egberto
Tropclip (1985)
as Pai de Krishna
The Oyster and the Wind (1997)
as Magari
Hunger for Love (1968)
as Felipe
Procura-se uma Virgem (1972)
Actor
Mãos Vazias (1971)
as Mário
Memories of Helen (1969)
as Renato
Daniel, Capanga de Deus (1978)
Actor
After Eight... Forever (1987)
as Pai
A Virgem Prometida (1968)
Actor
The Alienist (1970)
as Porfírio
Salvar o Brasil (1987)
Actor
Naquela Noite ele Sonhou com um Mar Azul (2010)
Actor
E Pluribus Una (1986)
Actor