
Arduíno Colassanti
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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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Bela Donna (1998)
as Capitão

Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional (1997)
as Self

O Caçador de Esmeraldas (1979)
as Borba Gato

Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion (2000)
as Parceiro de Bilhar - Rio

Minha Namorada (1970)
Actor

How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman (1971)
as Francês

Xuxa and The Treasure of the Lost City (2004)
as Chefe dos Selvagens

Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo (1967)
as Self

The Oyster and the Wind (1997)
as Magari

Uma Garota em Maus Lençóis (1970)
Actor

Daniel, Capanga de Deus (1978)
Actor

Naquela Noite ele Sonhou com um Mar Azul (2010)
Actor

The Brazilwood Man (1982)
as Cristo

Love, Carnival and Dreams (1972)
as Tristão/Oxóssi

Oceano Atlantis (1993)
Actor

Mestiça, a Escrava Indomável (1974)
as Feitor

A Doce Mulher Amada (1969)
as Egberto

The Men I Had (1973)
as Peter

The Girl from Ipanema (1967)
as Pedro Paulo

Quilombo (1984)
as Blaer

Who Is Beta? (1972)
Actor
Salvar o Brasil (1987)
Actor

Procura-se uma Virgem (1972)
Actor

Leila Diniz (1987)
Actor

Sunstroke (2010)
as Homem do Café

Lara (2002)
as Pescador

Tropclip (1985)
as Pai de Krishna

After Eight... Forever (1987)
as Pai

Brazil Year 2000 (1969)
Actor

A Virgem Prometida (1968)
Actor

El Justicero (1967)
Actor
E Pluribus Una (1986)
Actor

Mãos Vazias (1971)
as Mário

The Alienist (1970)
as Porfírio

Memories of Helen (1969)
as Renato

Hunger for Love (1968)
as Felipe





