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
Credits
O Caçador de Esmeraldas (1979)
as Borba Gato
Bela Donna (1998)
as Capitão
Minha Namorada (1970)
Actor
Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo (1967)
as Self
Naquela Noite ele Sonhou com um Mar Azul (2010)
Actor
Uma Garota em Maus Lençóis (1970)
Actor
Salvar o Brasil (1987)
Actor
A Doce Mulher Amada (1969)
as Egberto
The Girl from Ipanema (1967)
as Pedro Paulo
E Pluribus Una (1986)
Actor
A Virgem Prometida (1968)
Actor
Love, Carnival and Dreams (1972)
as Tristão/Oxóssi
Daniel, Capanga de Deus (1978)
Actor
How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman (1971)
as Francês
Quilombo (1984)
as Blaer
Oceano Atlantis (1993)
Actor
The Brazilwood Man (1982)
as Cristo
The Oyster and the Wind (1997)
as Magari
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional (1997)
as Self
El Justicero (1967)
Actor
Sunstroke (2010)
as Homem do Café
The Alienist (1970)
as Porfírio
Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion (2000)
as Parceiro de Bilhar - Rio
Lara (2002)
as Pescador
After Eight... Forever (1987)
as Pai
Leila Diniz (1987)
Actor
Xuxa and The Treasure of the Lost City (2004)
as Chefe dos Selvagens
Brazil Year 2000 (1969)
Actor
Os Homens Que eu Tive (1973)
as Peter
Mestiça, a Escrava Indomável (1974)
as Feitor
Who Is Beta? (1972)
Actor
Mãos Vazias (1971)
as Mário
Tropclip (1985)
as Pai de Krishna
Hunger for Love (1968)
as Felipe
Procura-se uma Virgem (1972)
Actor
Memories of Helen (1969)
as Renato