Hector BABENCO

Director, Actor, Script Writer

Brazil

Hector BABENCO © PASCAL GUYOT / AFP

Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina on February 7, 1946. Is naturalised Brazilian citizen. He founded HB Films, his own production company in Sao Paulo. He made his first film in 1975.

Filmography
1975 : Rei da noite
1979 : Lucio Flavio, O passageiro da agonia
1979 : Pixote, a lei do mais fraco
1985 : Kiss of the Spider Woman
1987 : Ironweed
1991 : At play in the fields of the Lord

Jury attendance

  • Member Feature films, 1989

Feature films

KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN

Cannes Classics, 2010Director

CARANDIRU

In Competition - Feature Films, 2003Director, Screenplay

CORAZON ILUMINADO

In Competition - Feature Films, 1998Director, Screenplay

KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN

In Competition - Feature Films, 1985Director