Antônio Pitanga

Antônio Pitanga
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Born	Antônio Luiz Sampaio June 13, 1939 (1939-06-13) (age 85) Salvador, Bahia
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1960–present

Antônio Luiz Sampaio (born June 13, 1939), better known by his stage name Antônio Pitanga, is a Brazilian actor. He became internationally known for playing several roles on films of the Cinema Novo movement in the 1960s. He was married to actress Vera Manhães, with whom he had two sons: actress Camila Pitanga and actor Rocco Pitanga. After their divorced, he married to politician Benedita da Silva.

Selected filmography

Films

• Barravento (1962)
• O Pagador de Promessas (1962)
• The Guns (1964)
• My Home Is Copacabana (1965)
• Joanna Francesa (1973)
• The Age of the Earth (1980)
• Quilombo (1984)
• La Mansión de Araucaima (1986)
• Eternamente Pagú (1988)
• Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion (2000)
• O Homem Que Desafiou o Diabo (2007)
• Lula, The Son of Brasil (2009)
• I'd Receive the Worst News from Your Beautiful Lips (2011)

Television

• Pantanal (1990)
• A Próxima Vítima (1995)
• O Clone (2001)
• Celebridade (2003)
• The Mutants: Pathways of the Heart (2008)
• Cama de Gato (2009)
• Rebelde (2011)

External links

• Antônio Pitanga at the Internet Movie Database