Arduíno Colassanti
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 15, 1936
- Died
- February 22, 2014 (aged 78)
- Birthplace
- Livorno, Italy
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.
Known For
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Filmography
Sunstroke
Movie · as Homem do Café
Naquela Noite ele Sonhou com um Mar Azul
Movie
Xuxa and The Treasure of the Lost City
Movie · as Chefe dos Selvagens
Lara
Movie · as Pescador
Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion
Movie · as Parceiro de Bilhar - Rio
Brava Gente
TV · as Convidado · 1 ep
Bela Donna
Movie · as Capitão
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
Movie · as Self
The Oyster and the Wind
Movie · as Magari
Oceano Atlantis
Movie
Amazônia
TV · as marido da Balzaquiana · 162 eps
After Eight... Forever
Movie · as Pai
Leila Diniz
Movie
Salvar o Brasil
Movie
E Pluribus Una
Movie
Tropclip
Movie · as Pai de Krishna
Quilombo
Movie · as Blaer
The Brazilwood Man
Movie · as Cristo
O Caçador de Esmeraldas
Movie · as Borba Gato
Os Gigantes
TV · as Príncipe Renato Di Lorenzo · 147 eps
Daniel, Capanga de Deus
Movie
Mestiça, a Escrava Indomável
Movie · as Feitor
The Men I Had
Movie · as Peter
Love, Carnival and Dreams
Movie · as Tristão/Oxóssi
Procura-se uma Virgem
Movie
Who Is Beta?
Movie
How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman
Movie · as Francês
Mãos Vazias
Movie · as Mário
Minha Namorada
Movie
The Alienist
Movie · as Porfírio
Uma Garota em Maus Lençóis
Movie
A Doce Mulher Amada
Movie · as Egberto
Memories of Helen
Movie · as Renato
Brazil Year 2000
Movie
A Virgem Prometida
Movie
Hunger for Love
Movie · as Felipe
El Justicero
Movie
Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo
Movie · as Self
The Girl from Ipanema
Movie · as Pedro Paulo