Arduíno Colassanti
Acting • Born 1936-02-15 – Died 2014-02-22
Biography
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.
Filmography
37 credits
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
Movie • 1997
Self
A Virgem Prometida
Movie • 1968
How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman
Movie • 1971
Francês
Daniel, Capanga de Deus
Movie • 1978
Love, Carnival and Dreams
Movie • 1972
Tristão/Oxóssi
A Doce Mulher Amada
Movie • 1969
Egberto
Minha Namorada
Movie • 1970
After Eight... Forever
Movie • 1987
Pai
Mãos Vazias
Movie • 1971
Mário
Procura-se uma Virgem
Movie • 1972
Tropclip
Movie • 1985
Pai de Krishna
Sunstroke
Movie • 2010
Homem do Café
Lara
Movie • 2002
Pescador
The Oyster and the Wind
Movie • 1997
Magari
El Justicero
Movie • 1967
Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo
Movie • 1967
Self
Memories of Helen
Movie • 1969
Renato
Bela Donna
Movie • 1998
Capitão
O Caçador de Esmeraldas
Movie • 1979
Borba Gato
The Alienist
Movie • 1970
Porfírio
The Girl from Ipanema
Movie • 1967
Pedro Paulo
Oceano Atlantis
Movie • 1993
Uma Garota em Maus Lençóis
Movie • 1970
Mestiça, a Escrava Indomável
Movie • 1974
Feitor
Hunger for Love
Movie • 1968
Felipe
Brazil Year 2000
Movie • 1969
The Brazilwood Man
Movie • 1982
Cristo
Naquela Noite ele Sonhou com um Mar Azul
Movie • 2010
The Men I've Had
Movie • 1973
Peter
Leila Diniz
Movie • 1987
Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion
Movie • 2000
Parceiro de Bilhar - Rio
Quilombo
Movie • 1984
Blaer
Who Is Beta?
Movie • 1972
Xuxa and The Treasure of the Lost City
Movie • 2004
Chefe dos Selvagens
Salvar o Brasil
Movie • 1987
E Pluribus Una
Movie • 1986
Brava Gente
TV • 2000
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