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Antônio Pitanga
Acting
Born: June 13, 1939
Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
Biography
Antônio Luiz Sampaio OMC (Salvador, June 13, 1939), better known as Antônio Pitanga, is a Brazilian actor and filmmaker, who became internationally known for playing several roles on films of the Cinema Novo movement in the 1960s. Description above from the Wikipedia article Antônio Pitanga licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For

The Given Word
as Mestre Coca

The Age of the Earth
as Black Christ

Quilombo
as Acaiuba

The Man Who Challenged the Devil
as Preto Velho

The Fifth Monkey
as Drunk at the Party

Our Dream
as Seu Américo

Lula, the Son of Brazil
as Seu Cristóvão

A Day with Jerusa
as Yoyo

Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
as Self

A Vilã das Nove
as Modesto Estrella