Antônio Pitanga
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Antônio Luiz Sampaio OMC (Salvador, June 13, 1939), better known as Antônio Pitanga, is a Brazilian actor and filmmaker, who became internationally known for playing several roles on films of the Cinema Novo movement in the 1960s.
Known for
Credits
O Cinema Foi à Feira (2016)
as Ele mesmo
Água de Meninos – A Feira do Cinema Novo (2012)
as Himself
Margeado (2025)
as Silvério
Tony Odyssey (2026)
as Humberto
Leite em Pó (—)
Actor
A Terceira Morte de Joaquim Bolívar (2000)
Actor
The Fifth Monkey (1990)
as Drunk at the Party
Possessões (2018)
as Pai Joaquim
Justino - Nos Bastidores do Reino (—)
Actor
Lula, the Son of Brazil (2010)
as Seu Cristóvão
Coisa de Novela (2025)
as Vicente
Barravento Novo (2017)
Actor
Same Old West (2025)
as Ermitão
Lost Love Juliana (1970)
Actor
The Given Word (1962)
as Mestre Coca
Milton Gonçalves, Além do Espetáculo (2025)
as Self
Colagem (1967)
Actor
Premonição (2011)
as Seu Antero
Girls from ABC (2003)
as Seu Aurélio
Corisco, o Diabo Loiro (1969)
as Zé Baiano
The Taste of the Blackberry (2026)
Actor
A Vilã das Nove (2024)
as Modesto Estrella
Vozes do Medo (1972)
Actor
Cordão de Ouro (1977)
as Cosme
Nosso Sonho (2023)
as Seu Américo
Tributo: Tony Tornado (2025)
as Self
Black Goddess (1978)
Actor
Our Children (2022)
as Rodrigo
A Day with Jerusa (2020)
as Sebastião
Um Homem Célebre (1974)
Actor
Deixar a Vida Me Levar (2027)
Actor
Jouez Encore, Payez Encore (1975)
Actor
Carvana (2018)
as Self (archive footage)
The Force of Xango (1977)
as Young Tônho Tiê (Uncredited)
Fernando Coni Campos: Cada um Vive como Sonha (2026)
as himself
Bandeira de Retalhos (2018)
as João da Lua
Falas da Vida (2025)
Actor
Bom Dia, Eternidade (2006)
as Calunga
A Cabeça do Santo (—)
Actor
Compasso de Espera (1969)
as Assis
República da Traição (1970)
Actor
Cartografia das Ondas (2025)
Actor
Lampião, King of the Badlands (1963)
Actor
Rio Babilonia (1982)
as Bira
A Força do Gigante (2022)
as Self
My Home Is Copacabana (1965)
Actor
Riscados pela Memória (2018)
Actor
Zuzu Angel (2006)
as Policial gentil
A Promessa de Gerônimo (2012)
as Geronimo
Uma Nega Chamada Tereza (1970)
Actor
Barrela: Escola de Crimes (1990)
Actor
Samba (1965)
as Paulo's friend
Cangaceiros de Lampião (1967)
as Cravo Roxo
The Man Who Challenged the Devil (2007)
as Preto Velho
Bahia of All Saints (1961)
as Pitanga
The Great Kilapy (2012)
as Pai de Joãozinho
O Terno do Zé (2012)
as Pai Pedro de Oxum Aiê
Quilombo (1984)
as Acaiuba
Di Cavalcanti Di Glauber (1977)
as Self
Lenita - Traces of a Lady (2023)
as Self
Memory House (2022)
as Cristovam
The Age of the Earth (1980)
as Black Christ
Como Ser Solteiro (1998)
as Self
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional (1997)
as Self
The Passenger: Adult Secrets (2006)
as Delegado
The Long Voyage of the Yellow Bus (2023)
Actor
Deadly Cruelty (1976)
as Deca
Chico Rei (1985)
Actor
I'd Receive the Worst News from Your Beautiful Lips (2011)
as Pastor Isaías
The Turning Wind (1962)
as Firmino
A Grande Feira (1961)
as Chico Diabo
Senhor dos Navegantes (1964)
Actor
The Big City (1966)
as Calunga
Ganga Zumba (1963)
as Ganga Zumba / Antão
Wedding Games (2023)
as Marcelo
Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion (2000)
as Joaquim
O Marajá (1993)
as Tato
Esse Mundo é Meu (1964)
as Toninho
For Sale or Rent (2013)
as Seu Capô
Memórias do Grupo Opinião (2019)
as Self
Lágrimas de Ogum (2009)
Actor
Aunt Virginia (2023)
as Tavares
Candango: Memoirs from a Festival (2020)
as Self
Running After (2018)
as Garçom Othelo
Eternamente Pagu (1987)
as Herculano
The Woman of Everyone (1969)
as Vampiro
Pitanga (2016)
as Self
Mauá - O Imperador e o Rei (1999)
as Valentim
Jorge Amado no Cinema (1979)
Actor
The Guns (1964)
as Voice
Câncer (1972)
as Vagabundo
Dedé Mamata (1988)
Actor
A Fúria (2026)
as Pai de Santo
The Manor of Araucaima (1986)
as Cristobal
When Carnaval Comes (1972)
as Cuíca
Tropico (1969)
Actor
Na Boca do Mundo (1979)
as Antônio
Joanna Francesa (1973)
Actor
Sol Sobre a Lama (1963)
as Bom Rojão
Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth (2003)
as Self
Tocaia no Asfalto (1962)
as Matador de Caxias
The King of Rio (1985)
as Geraldão
Já que Ninguém me Tira Para Dançar (2021)
as Self (archive footage)
Mestiça, a Escrava Indomável (1974)
as Amâncio
The Brazilwood Man (1982)
as César
Referências (2006)
as Self
The Coup d'État Factory (2022)
as Antônio Pitanga
Garden of War (1969)
Actor
Anabazys: O Terceiro Testamento de Glauber Rocha (2007)
Actor
Apolônio Brasil, Campeão da Alegria (2003)
as Coice
Plantation Boy (1966)
as Zé Guedes
The Good Cinema (2021)
Actor
Sérgio Ricardo: Uma Outra História do Cinema Novo (2024)
Actor
Sweet Thieves (1977)
as Fuleiro
Malês (2025)
as Pacífico Licutan
Bahia (1976)
Actor
Tinnitus (2023)
as Inácio
SRTV 307 – Cinemateca: Almoço na Cinédia – nosso cinema 80 anos (1978)
Actor
Favela do Papa (2023)
as Self
Porfírio do Amaral: A Verdade Sobre o Samba (2020)
as Self
Mar Corrente (1967)
as Luiz
Pressed, Ripped Apart (2019)
as (archive footage)
Os Escravos de Jó (2020)
as Jérèmie Valés
A Degola Fatal (2005)
as Self (archive footage)
No Tempo de Glauber (1987)
Actor
Golias Contra o Homem das Bolinhas (1969)
Actor
O Poder Negro (2018)
Actor