Antônio Pitanga

Antônio Pitanga
Antônio Pitanga
Born	Antônio Luiz Sampaio; June 13, 1939 (age 85); Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1960–present
Spouses	; Vera Manhães (m. 1976; div. 1986) ; Benedita da Silva (m. 1992)
Children	Camila Pitanga (b. 1977); Rocco Pitanga (b. 1980);

Antônio Luiz Sampaio^[1] (born June 13, 1939), better known by his stage name Antônio Pitanga, is a Brazilian actor. He became internationally known for playing several roles on films of the Cinema Novo movement in the 1960s.^[2]

Personal life

He was married to actress Vera Manhães, with whom he had two sons: actress Camila Pitanga and actor Rocco Pitanga. After their divorce, he married politician Benedita da Silva.^[3]^[4]

Selected filmography

Films

Barravento (1962)
O Pagador de Promessas (1962)
The Guns (1964)
My Home Is Copacabana (1965)
Joanna Francesa (1973)
The Age of the Earth (1980)
Quilombo (1984)
La Mansión de Araucaima (1986)
Eternamente Pagú (1988)
Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion (2000)
O Homem Que Desafiou o Diabo (2007)
Lula, The Son of Brasil (2009)
I'd Receive the Worst News from Your Beautiful Lips (2011)
Memory House (2020)
Aunt Virginia (2023)

Television

Pantanal (1990)
A Próxima Vítima (1995)
O Clone (2001)
Celebridade (2003)
The Mutants: Pathways of the Heart (2008)
Cama de Gato (2009)
Rebelde (2011)

References

^ "Conheça os nomes reais dos famosos" (in Portuguese). Terra Networks. June 18, 2003. Retrieved May 4, 2014.
^ Appiah, Kwame Anthony; Gates, Henry Louis (2005). Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African and African American Experience. Oxford University Press. p. 82. ISBN 9780195170559.
^ "Antônio Pitanga será tema de documentário dirigido por Beto Brant e por sua filha, Camila". O Globo (in Portuguese). Infoglobo. March 15, 2014. Retrieved May 4, 2014.
^ "Antônio Pitanga elogia Benedita da Silva, sua esposa: 'Gigante, poderosa'". www.uol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2 October 2020. Retrieved 2020-10-28.

External links

Antônio Pitanga at IMDb

Honorary titles
Preceded by Rosinha Garotinho	First Gentleman of Rio de Janeiro 2002–2003	Succeeded by Anthony Garotinho

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[1] "Conheça os nomes reais dos famosos" (in Portuguese). Terra Networks. June 18, 2003. Retrieved May 4, 2014.

[2] Appiah, Kwame Anthony; Gates, Henry Louis (2005). Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African and African American Experience. Oxford University Press. p. 82. ISBN 9780195170559.

[3] "Antônio Pitanga será tema de documentário dirigido por Beto Brant e por sua filha, Camila". O Globo (in Portuguese). Infoglobo. March 15, 2014. Retrieved May 4, 2014.

[4] "Antônio Pitanga elogia Benedita da Silva, sua esposa: 'Gigante, poderosa'". www.uol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2 October 2020. Retrieved 2020-10-28.

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Antônio Pitanga

Born	Antônio Luiz Sampaio June 13, 1939 (1939-06-13) (age 85) Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1960–present
Spouses	Vera Manhães (m. 1976; div. 1986) Benedita da Silva (m. 1992)
Children	Camila Pitanga (b. 1977) Rocco Pitanga (b. 1980)