
Cast
Arduíno Colassanti
Acting
Cast
Arduíno Colassanti
Known for
Acting
Born
1936-02-15
From
Livorno, Italy
Died
2014-02-22
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.

Tropclip
as Pai de Krishna

Sunstroke
as Homem do Café

El Justicero

Quilombo
as Blaer

The Girl from Ipanema
as Pedro Paulo

Bela Donna
as Capitão

The Brazilwood Man
as Cristo

Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo
as Self

Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
as Self

O Caçador de Esmeraldas
as Borba Gato

Leila Diniz

Who Is Beta?

Love, Carnival and Dreams
as Tristão/Oxóssi

Xuxa and The Treasure of the Lost City
as Chefe dos Selvagens

Brazil Year 2000

Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion
as Parceiro de Bilhar - Rio

Lara
as Pescador

How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman
as Francês

The Men I've Had
as Peter

Uma Garota em Maus Lençóis

Procura-se uma Virgem

After Eight... Forever
as Pai

Minha Namorada

Mestiça, a Escrava Indomável
as Feitor

Hunger for Love
as Felipe

The Oyster and the Wind
as Magari

The Alienist
as Porfírio

Oceano Atlantis

Memories of Helen
as Renato

A Doce Mulher Amada
as Egberto

A Virgem Prometida

Daniel, Capanga de Deus

Mãos Vazias
as Mário

E Pluribus Una

Salvar o Brasil
