Héctor Eduardo Babenco (born in Buenos Aires but raised in Mar del Plata) was an Argentine-born Brazilian film director, screenwriter, producer and actor. He has worked in several countries including Argentina, Brazil and the United States.

KNOWN FOR

The Mission
1986
Pixote In Memoriam
2007
Kiss of the Spider Woman
1985
Carandiru
2003
Before Night Falls
2000
Pixote
1980
Ironweed
1987
Viva Marília
2026
Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait
2017
At Play in the Fields of the Lord
1991
The Past
2007
Carandiru: The Series
2005

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
15
Directing
14
Writing
11
Producing
8
Crew
3
2026
Viva Marília
as Self (archive footage)
2020
Babenco: Tell Me When I Die
as Self
2018
Talk to Him
as Hector Babenco
2017
Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait
as Self
2015
Sabotage: Maestro do Canão
as Self
2015
About Cinema
as Self
2010
Rita Cadillac: The Lady of the People
2009
Paulista
as Héctor Babenco
2008
Tangled Web: Making Kiss of the Spider Woman
as Self
2008
Critic
as Self
2007
Pixote In Memoriam
as Self
2007
The Past
as Proyeccionista
2005
Once Upon a Time There Was Iracema
2000
Before Night Falls
as Virgilio Pinera
1999
The Venice Project
as Danilo Danuzzi