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Antônio Pitanga

Acting

Born June 13, 1939 · Salvador, Bahia, Brazil

Also known as Antônio Luiz Sampaio · Antônio L. Sampaio · Antônio Sampaio

IMDb

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.

Awards & recognition

  • Order of Cultural Merit (Brazil) · 2011

Filmography9 titles

The Clone

2001as Sebastião "Tião"

Lilyhammer

2012as Blind Man

Quilombo

1984as Acaiuba

My Home Is Copacabana

1965

Children of the Church Steps

as Célio

Lula, the Son of Brazil

2009as Seu Cristóvão

Our Children

2019as Rodrigo

Memory House

2022as Cristovam

Wedding Games

2023as Marcelo