Arduíno Colassanti

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.

Filmografi

Bela Donna1998 · CapitãoMinha Namorada1970 · O Caçador de Esmeraldas1979 · Borba GatoImprovised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo1967 · SelfA Doce Mulher Amada1969 · EgbertoLove, Carnival and Dreams1972 · Tristão/OxóssiThe Girl from Ipanema1967 · Pedro PauloUma Garota em Maus Lençóis1970 · Daniel, Capanga de Deus1978 · Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional1997 · SelfXuxa and The Treasure of the Lost City2004 · Chefe dos SelvagensA Virgem Prometida1968 · How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman1971 · FrancêsNaquela Noite ele Sonhou com um Mar Azul2010 · Salvar o Brasil1987 · Hunger for Love1968 · FelipeVilla-Lobos: A Life of Passion2000 · Parceiro de Bilhar - RioE Pluribus Una1986 · Mestiça, a Escrava Indomável1974 · FeitorSunstroke2010 · Homem do CaféThe Oyster and the Wind1997 · MagariThe Men I Had1973 · PeterLeila Diniz1987 · Lara2002 · Pescador