Antônio Luiz Sampaio OMC (Salvador, June 13, 1939), better known as Antônio Pitanga, is a Brazilian actor and filmmaker, who became internationally known for playing several roles on films of the Cinema Novo movement in the 1960s.

KNOWN FOR

The Next Victim
1995
Chico Anysio Show
1986
The Clone
2001
Celebrity
2003
Anything Goes
2025
A História de Ana Raio e Zé Trovão
1990
Sangue do Meu Sangue
1969
Roque Santeiro
1985
Partido Alto
1984
Side by Side
2012
Jerônimo, o Herói do Sertão
1972
O Homem Que Deve Morrer
1971

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
171
Directing
3
Writing
1
2027
Deixar a Vida Me Levar
· unreleased
2026
Margeado
as Silvério
2026
Tony Odyssey
as Humberto
2026
Justino - Behind the Kingdom
2026
The Taste of the Blackberry
2026
Fernando Coni Campos: Cada um Vive como Sonha
as Self
2026
A Fúria
as Pai de Santo
2026
Leite em Pó
2026
Por Você
as Clemente Portela
2025
Same Old West
as Ermitão
2025
Malês
as Pacífico Licutan
2025
Cartografia das Ondas
2025
Coisa de Novela
as Vicente
2025
Milton Gonçalves, Além do Espetáculo
as Self
2025
Falas da Vida
2025
Tributo: Tony Tornado
as Self
2025
Anything Goes
as Salvador Gomes
2025
Clube Spelunca
2024
A Vilã das Nove
as Modesto Estrella
2024
Sérgio Ricardo: Uma Outra História do Cinema Novo
2024
Children of the Church Steps
as Célio
2023
Favela do Papa
as Self
2023
Aunt Virginia
as Tavares
2023
Nosso Sonho
as Seu Américo
2023
Tinnitus
as Inácio
2023
Lenita - Traces of a Lady
as Self
2023
Wedding Games
as Marcelo
2023
The Long Voyage of the Yellow Bus
2023
Dois em Cena: Encontro de Gerações
2023
Perfect Love
as Dom Vitório
2022
The Coup d'État Factory
as Antônio Pitanga
2022
A Força do Gigante
as Self
2022
Memory House
as Cristovam
2022
O País do Cinema
as Self
2021
The Good Cinema
2021
Já que Ninguém me Tira Para Dançar
as Self (archive footage)
2021
In Your Place
as Gesiel
2020
Os Escravos de Jó
as Jérèmie Valés
2020
A Day with Jerusa
as Sebastião
2020
Porfírio do Amaral: A Verdade Sobre o Samba
as Self
2020
Candango: Memoirs from a Festival
as Self
2019
Our Children
as Rodrigo
2019
Memórias do Grupo Opinião
as Self
2019
Pressed, Ripped Apart
as (archive footage)
2018
Running After
as Garçom Othelo
2018
Carvana
as Self (archive footage)
2018
Possessões
as Pai Joaquim
2018
Bandeira de Retalhos
as João da Lua
2018
Riscados pela Memória
2018
O Poder Negro
2017
Barravento Novo
2017
Thin Air
as José Nazário
2016
Pitanga
as Self
2016
O Cinema Foi à Feira
as Ele mesmo
2016
Sonhadores
as Zinho
2014
Lilyhammer
as Blind Man
2013
For Sale or Rent
as Seu Capô
2012
The Great Kilapy
as Pai de Joãozinho
2012
A Promessa de Gerônimo
as Geronimo
2012
Água de Meninos – A Feira do Cinema Novo
as Himself
2012
O Terno do Zé
as Pai Pedro de Oxum Aiê
2012
Side by Side
as Túlio
2011
I'd Receive the Worst News from Your Beautiful Lips
as Pastor Isaías
2011
Premonition
as Seu Antero
2010
Lula, the Son of Brazil
as Seu Cristóvão
2009
Lágrimas de Ogum
2007
The Man Who Challenged the Devil
as Preto Velho
2007
Anabazys: O Terceiro Testamento de Glauber Rocha
2006
The Passenger: Adult Secrets
as Delegado
2006
Zuzu Angel
as Policial gentil
2006
Bom Dia, Eternidade
as Calunga
2006
Referências
as Self
2005
A Degola Fatal
as Self (archive footage)
2003
Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth
as Self
2003
Apolônio Brasil, Campeão da Alegria
as Coice
2003
Girls from ABC
as Seu Aurélio
2003
Celebrity
as Comandante Roberto
2001
The Clone
as Sebastião "Tião"
2000
Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion
as Joaquim
2000
A Terceira Morte de Joaquim Bolívar
1999
Mauá - O Imperador e o Rei
as Valentim
1998
Como Ser Solteiro
as Self
1997
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
as Self
1995
The Next Victim
as Kléber Noronha
1993
O Marajá
as Tato
1993
Guerra Sem Fim
as Deputado Azulão
1991
O Fantasma da Ópera
as operário do teatro
1990
Barrela: Escola de Crimes
1990
The Fifth Monkey
as Drunk at the Party
1990
Pantanal
as Túlio
1990
A História de Ana Raio e Zé Trovão
as Elomar
1989
Kananga do Japão
as Bira
1988
Dedé Mamata
1988
Olho por Olho
as Detetive Baba-Ovo (Ofélio Fonseca)
1987
Eternamente Pagu
as Herculano
1987
No Tempo de Glauber
1987
Corpo Santo
as Patrício
1986
The Manor of Araucaima
as Cristobal
1986
Chico Anysio Show
1986
Dona Beija
as Moisés
1985
The King of Rio
as Geraldão
1985
Chico Rei
1985
Tenda dos Milagres
as Exú
1985
Tudo em Cima
as Cheiroso
1985
Roque Santeiro
as Atirador
1984
Quilombo
as Acaiuba
1984
Meu Destino É Pecar
as Dioclécio
1984
Partido Alto
as Jacaré
1982
Rio Babilonia
as Bira
1982
The Brazilwood Man
as César
1981
Rosa Baiana
as Raimundo
1981
Terras do Sem Fim
as Viriato
1981
O Amor é Nosso!
as motorista
1980
The Age of the Earth
as Black Christ
1979
Na Boca do Mundo
as Antônio
1979
Jorge Amado no Cinema
1978
Black Goddess
1978
SRTV 307 – Cinemateca: Almoço na Cinédia – nosso cinema 80 anos
1977
The Force of Xango
as Young Tônho Tiê (Uncredited)
1977
Cordão de Ouro
as Cosme
1977
Di Cavalcanti Di Glauber
as Self
1977
Sweet Thieves
as Fuleiro
1976
Bahia
1976
Deadly Cruelty
as Deca
1975
Jouez Encore, Payez Encore
1975
Ovelha Negra
as Dito Preto
1975
A Viagem
as Damião
1974
Mestiça, a Escrava Indomável
as Amâncio
1974
Um Homem Célebre
1973
Joanna Francesa
1973
Os Ossos do Barão
as Misael
1972
Câncer
as Vagabundo
1972
When Carnaval Comes
as Cuíca
1972
Vozes do Medo
1972
Jerônimo, o Herói do Sertão
as Zabumba
1971
O Homem Que Deve Morrer
as Lucas Pé-na-Cova
1971
Caso Especial
1970
Lost Love Juliana
as Jiboia
1970
República da Traição
1970
Uma Nega Chamada Tereza
1969
Golias Contra o Homem das Bolinhas
1969
Tropico
1969
Compasso de Espera
as Assis
1969
The Woman of Everyone
as Vampiro
1969
Corisco, o Diabo Loiro
as Zé Baiano
1969
Garden of War
1969
Sangue do Meu Sangue
as José do Patrocínio
1969
Dez Vidas
as José do Patrocínio
1969
Vidas em Conflito
as Robson
1968
Ana
as Antônio
1967
Cangaceiros de Lampião
as Cravo Roxo
1967
Mar Corrente
as Luiz
1967
Colagem
1966
Plantation Boy
as Zé Guedes
1966
The Big City
as Calunga
1965
Samba
as Paulo's friend
1965
My Home Is Copacabana
1964
The Guns
as Voice
1964
Esse Mundo é Meu
as Toninho
1964
Senhor dos Navegantes
1963
Ganga Zumba
as Ganga Zumba / Antão
1963
Lampião, King of the Badlands
1963
Sol Sobre a Lama
as Bom Rojão
1962
The Turning Wind
as Firmino
1962
Tocaia no Asfalto
as Matador de Caxias
1962
The Given Word
as Mestre Coca
1961
A Grande Feira
as Chico Diabo
1961
Bahia of All Saints
as Pitanga
A Cabeça do Santo
A Solidez da Água
Smart Love