Cast & creator
Héctor Babenco
Best known for The Mission, Pixote In Memoriam, Kiss of the Spider Woman
Héctor Eduardo Babenco (born in Buenos Aires but raised in Mar del Plata) was an Argentine-born Brazilian film director, screenwriter, producer and actor. He has worked in several countries including Argentina, Brazil and the United States.
Also known as: Héctor Eduardo Babenco, 헥토르 바벤코, 헥터 바벤코
49
film credits
2
television credits
15
1973–2026 · acting roles
7.1
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (51)
Showing 51 of 51 credits
The Mission
Thanks
1986
Pixote In Memoriam
Self
2007
Kiss of the Spider Woman
Director
1985
Carandiru
Director
2003Carandiru
Screenplay
2003Carandiru
Producer
2003
Before Night Falls
Virgilio Pinera
2000
Pixote
Producer
1980Pixote
Screenplay
1980Pixote
Director
1980
Viva Marília
Self (archive footage)
2026
Ironweed
Director
1987
At Play in the Fields of the Lord
Director
1991At Play in the Fields of the Lord
Screenplay
1991
Carandiru: The Series
Script
2005Carandiru: The Series
Producer
2005
Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait
Self
2017
The Past
Proyeccionista
2007The Past
Writer
2007The Past
Director
2007
Babenco: Tell Me When I Die
Self
2020
About Cinema
Self
2015
Rita Cadillac: The Lady of the People
2010
Lucio Flavio
Director
1977Lucio Flavio
Writer
1977
King of the Night
Story
1975King of the Night
Director
1975King of the Night
Producer
1975
Once Upon a Time There Was Iracema
2005
Words with Gods
Director
2014Words with Gods
Writer
2014
Sabotage: Maestro do Canão
Self
2015
The Venice Project
Danilo Danuzzi
1999
Paulista
Héctor Babenco
2009
Critic
Self
2008
My Hindu Friend
Director
2016My Hindu Friend
Writer
2016
Talk to Him
Hector Babenco
2018Museu de Arte de São Paulo Assis Chateaubriand
Director
Museu de Arte de São Paulo Assis Chateaubriand
Producer
Museu de Arte de São Paulo Assis Chateaubriand
Story
Tangled Web: Making Kiss of the Spider Woman
Self
2008
O Fabuloso Fittipaldi
Director
1973O Fabuloso Fittipaldi
Executive Producer
1973O Fabuloso Fittipaldi
Writer
1973
Foolish Heart
Producer
1998Foolish Heart
Director
1998Foolish Heart
Writer
1998
Amélia
Thanks
2000
Besame Mucho
Producer
1987The Earth is Round like An Orange
Director
1984