Hector Babenco

AKA:
Hector Eduardo Babenco
Nationality:
Argentine
Birthdate:
02/07/1946
Birthplace:
Buenos Aires, Argentina
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biography
Hector Babenco became Brazil's leading post-"cinema novo" director in the 1970s and an acclaimed Hollywood director in the 80s. All his films deal with social issues, and are best seen as personal and subjective accounts of "marginalized" people--the homeless, prostitutes, political prisoners, homosexuals.

Born to poor Russian and Polish Jewish immigrant parents, Babenco was 18 when he left Argentina on a "divine mission," inspired by Beat and existential writers, to "know the world." For seven years he traveled throughout Africa, Europe and the Americas, working at odd jobs. In Spain and Italy Continued

Credits
Producer
2004
Director
2004
Screenplay
2004
Virgilio Pinera
2000
Director
1985
Director
1981
screenplay
1981
Danilo Danuzzi
Screenplay
Producer
Producer
Director
Director
Director
screenplay
Producer
milestones
Year
Milestone
 
Raised in Argentina
1963 
Moved to Sao Paulo, Brazil at age 17 (date approximate)
1975 
Feature film directing debut, "King of the Night"
1981 
Gained international recognition with third feature, "Pixote"
1985 
First English language film, "Kiss of the Spider Woman"; received Oscar nomination as Best Director
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