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Arduíno Colassanti

Arduíno Colassanti

Acting Born Feb 15, 1936 -- Died Feb 22, 2014 · Livorno, Italy

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, Walt...

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How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman
6.0
movie
How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman
as Francês
1971
Bela Donna
4.9
movie
Bela Donna
as Capitão
1998
Xuxa and The Treasure of the Lost City
4.9
movie
Xuxa and The Treasure of the Lost City
as Chefe dos Selvagens
2004
The Oyster and the Wind
6.2
movie
The Oyster and the Wind
as Magari
1997
Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion
5.8
movie
Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion
as Parceiro de Bilhar - Rio
2000
Quilombo
6.9
movie
Quilombo
as Blaer
1984
Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo
7.5
movie
Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo
as Self
1967
The Alienist
6.2
movie
The Alienist
as Porfírio
1970
Hunger for Love
4.8
movie
Hunger for Love
as Felipe
1968
The Brazilwood Man
4.5
movie
The Brazilwood Man
as Cristo
1982
Leila Diniz
5.2
movie
Leila Diniz
1987
El Justicero
5.4
movie
El Justicero
1967