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Arduíno Colassanti(1936-2014)

  • Actor
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Sound Department
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Arduíno Colassanti was born on 20 August 1936 in Livorno, Italy. He was an actor, known for How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman (1971), Who is Beta? (1972) and Brasil Ano 2000 (1969). He was married to Sonia Braga and Ana Miranda. He died on 22 February 2014 in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
BornAugust 20, 1936
DiedFebruary 22, 2014(77)
BornAugust 20, 1936
DiedFebruary 22, 2014(77)
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Known for

How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman (1971)
How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman
6.7
  • The Frenchman
  • 1971
Who is Beta? (1972)
Who is Beta?
6.6
  • Actor
  • 1972
Brasil Ano 2000 (1969)
Brasil Ano 2000
6.1
  • Driver
  • 1969
El justicero (1967)
El justicero
7.2
  • Jorge Dias das Neves, aka El Justicero
  • 1967

Credits

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Actor

  • Naquela Noite Ele Sonhou com Um Mar Azul (2010)
    Naquela Noite Ele Sonhou com Um Mar Azul
    Short
    • o Pai (voice)
    • 2010
  • Insolação (2009)
    Insolação
    5.5
    • Homem do Café
    • 2009
  • Holanda (2009)
    Holanda
    Short
    • Seu Jorge
    • 2009
  • Esconde-Esconde (2007)
    Esconde-Esconde
    Short
    • Amaro
    • 2007
  • Bruja and the Lost City of Gold (2004)
    Bruja and the Lost City of Gold
    2.8
    • Chefe dos Selvagens
    • 2004
  • Lara (2002)
    Lara
    5.9
    • Pescador
    • 2002
  • Histórias do Olhar (2002)
    Histórias do Olhar
    5.3
    • Pai
    • 2002
  • Villa-Lobos: Uma Vida de Paixão (2000)
    Villa-Lobos: Uma Vida de Paixão
    6.4
    • Billiards Partner - Rio (as Arduíno Colasanti)
    • 2000
  • Natasha Henstridge and Eduardo Moscovis in Bela Donna (1998)
    Bela Donna
    4.2
    • Comandante
    • 1998
  • The Oyster and the Wind (1997)
    The Oyster and the Wind
    7.2
    • Magari
    • 1997
  • Oceano Atlantis (1993)
    Oceano Atlantis
    7.1
    • 1993
  • Nautnews (1991)
    Nautnews
    TV Series
    • Host
    • 1991
  • Louise Cardoso in Leila Diniz (1987)
    Leila Diniz
    6.5
    • 1987
  • Salvar o Brasil
    Short
    • 1987
  • Sonho de Valsa (1987)
    Sonho de Valsa
    6.6
    • Teresa's father
    • 1987

Camera and Electrical Department

  • Natasha Henstridge and Eduardo Moscovis in Bela Donna (1998)
    Bela Donna
    4.2
    • camera operator: submarine camera
    • 1998

Sound Department

  • A Very Crazy Asylum (1970)
    A Very Crazy Asylum
    5.8
    • boom operator
    • 1970

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Arduino Colasanti
  • Born
    • August 20, 1936
    • Livorno, Italy
  • Died
    • February 22, 2014
    • Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil(cardiac arrest)
  • Spouses
      Sonia Braga1970 - 1976 (divorced)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    His stark naked performance in the title role of Nelson Pereira dos Santos' "Como Era Gostoso Meu Francês" caused many battles with Brazilian censorship, which delayed the film considerably and caused the director/producer to lose a huge amount of money.
  • Trademark
    Frequently cast in Nelson Pereira dos Santos films.

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