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Arduíno Colassanti

Actor | * 02/15/1936 († 78, 02/22/2014) | Livorno (Italy)
Arduíno Colassanti (born Arduino Colasanti; 15 February 1936 – 22 February 2014) was an Italian-born Brazilian actor. He has appeared in 30 films since 1967. He starred in the 1968 film Hunger for Love, which was entered into the 18th Berlin International Film Festival. Three years later, he would star in the film How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman, which was entered into the 21st Berlin International Film Festival. ()
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Arduíno Colassanti (15 February 1936 – 22 February 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.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | History

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Movies with Arduíno Colassanti as Actor(27)


Citizenship: Brazil
Born: Saturday, 02/15 1936 (February) in Livorno (Italy)
Died: Saturday, 02/22 2014 (February) in Niterói (aged: 78)
Zodiac sign: Aquarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Rat)
Languages: Portuguese (PT)
Spouses (current/former): Ana Miranda
Arduíno Colassanti frequently works together with these people:
Ana Maria Magalhães (12x, Actress)
Leila Diniz (7x, Actress)
Hugo Carvana (6x, Actor)
Dib Lutfi (6x, Crew)
Sabrina Fidalgo (6x, Crew)
Vinicius de Moraes (5x, Actor)
Irene Stefânia (5x, Actress)
Antônio Pitanga (5x, Actor)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:115740, Added: 06/27/2018, Last updated: 03/14/2024