Arduíno Colassanti
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.
Known For
Credits
- 2010 · Naquela Noite ele Sonhou com um Mar Azul as
- 2010 · Sunstroke as Homem do Café
- 2004 · Xuxa and The Treasure of the Lost City as Chefe dos Selvagens
- 2002 · Lara as Pescador
- 2000 · Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion as Parceiro de Bilhar - Rio
- 1998 · Bela Donna as Capitão
- 1997 · The Oyster and the Wind as Magari
- 1997 · Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional as Self
- 1993 · Oceano Atlantis as
- 1987 · Leila Diniz as
- 1987 · After Eight... Forever as Pai
- 1985 · Tropclip as Pai de Krishna
- 1984 · Quilombo as Blaer
- 1982 · The Brazilwood Man as Cristo
- 1979 · O Caçador de Esmeraldas as Borba Gato
- 1978 · Daniel, Capanga de Deus as
- 1974 · Mestiça, a Escrava Indomável as
- 1973 · Os Homens Que eu Tive as Peter
- 1972 · Procura-se uma Virgem as
- 1972 · Who Is Beta? as
- 1972 · Love, Carnival and Dreams as Tristão/Oxóssi
- 1971 · How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman as Francês
- 1971 · Mãos Vazias as Mário
- 1970 · The Alienist as Porfírio
- 1970 · Uma Garota em Maus Lençóis as
- 1970 · Minha Namorada as
- 1969 · Brazil Year 2000 as
- 1969 · Memories of Helen as Renato
- 1969 · A Doce Mulher Amada as
- 1968 · Hunger for Love as Felipe
- 1968 · A Virgem Prometida as
- 1967 · The Girl from Ipanema as Pedro Paulo
- 1967 · El Justicero as
- 1967 · Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo as Self