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    Arduíno Colassanti

    1936-02-14 (88 years old) in Livorno, Italy

    Arduíno Colassanti (15 February 1936 – 22 February 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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    Sunstroke
    45 %|Mar 26, 2010
    Drama
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    Xuxa and The Treasure of the Lost City
    46 %|Dec 10, 2004
    Adventure, Family
    actor
    Lara
    50 %|Aug 20, 2002
    Drama
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    Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion
    52 %|Apr 21, 2000
    Drama, History
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    Bela Donna
    46 %|Aug 14, 1998
    Drama, Romance
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    The Oyster and the Wind
    60 %|Oct 17, 1997
    Drama, Fantasy
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    Oceano Atlantis
    0 %|Jan 2, 1993
    Adventure, Science Fiction
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    Leila Diniz
    54 %|Nov 1, 1987
    Drama
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    After Eight... Forever
    30 %|Mar 11, 1987
    Drama, Comedy
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    Tropclip
    0 %|Jul 29, 1985
    Music, Comedy
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    Quilombo
    65 %|Jun 3, 1984
    History, Drama
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    The Brazilwood Man
    48 %|Feb 22, 1982
    Comedy, History
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    O Caçador de Esmeraldas
    60 %|May 25, 1979
    Adventure, History
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    Daniel, Capanga de Deus
    0 %|Jul 13, 1978
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    Mestiça, a Escrava Indomável
    0 %|Feb 25, 1974
    Drama, History
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    Os Homens Que eu Tive
    42 %|May 25, 1973
    Drama
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    Procura-se uma Virgem
    0 %|May 2, 1972
    Comedy
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    Who Is Beta?
    51 %|Apr 11, 1972
    Drama, Science Fiction
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    Love, Carnival and Dreams
    20 %|Feb 11, 1972
    Comedy
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    How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman
    62 %|Jun 1, 1971
    Comedy, Adventure, History
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    Mãos Vazias
    43 %|Jan 1, 1971
    Drama
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    The Alienist
    53 %|Sep 21, 1970
    Comedy
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    Uma Garota em Maus Lençóis
    0 %|May 31, 1970
    Comedy
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    Minha Namorada
    55 %|Jan 1, 1970
    Romance, Adventure
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    Brazil Year 2000
    61 %|Nov 21, 1969
    Science Fiction, Music, Comedy
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    Memória de Helena
    0 %|Nov 19, 1969
    Drama
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    A Doce Mulher Amada
    0 %|Sep 17, 1969
    Comedy
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    Hunger for Love
    52 %|Oct 15, 1968
    Drama
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    A Virgem Prometida
    0 %|Mar 11, 1968
    Comedy
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    The Girl from Ipanema
    62 %|May 26, 1967
    Drama
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    El Justicero
    54 %|Apr 13, 1967
    Comedy
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    Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo
    77 %|Jan 1, 1967
    Documentary

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