Arduíno Colassanti
Known for: Acting
Born: February 14, 1936 in Livorno, Italy - Died: February 21, 2014
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.
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Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
Self
A Virgem Prometida
How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman
Francês
Daniel, Capanga de Deus
Love, Carnival and Dreams
Tristão/Oxóssi
A Doce Mulher Amada
Egberto
Minha Namorada
After Eight... Forever
Pai
Mãos Vazias
Mário
Procura-se uma Virgem
Tropclip
Pai de Krishna
Sunstroke
Homem do Café
Lara
Pescador
The Oyster and the Wind
Magari
El Justicero
Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo
Self
Memories of Helen
Renato
Bela Donna
Capitão
O Caçador de Esmeraldas
Borba Gato
The Alienist
Porfírio
The Girl from Ipanema
Pedro Paulo
Oceano Atlantis
Uma Garota em Maus Lençóis
Mestiça, a Escrava Indomável
Feitor