
Arduíno Colassanti
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1936-02-15
Day of Death
2014-02-22 (78 years old)
Place of Birth
Livorno, Italy
Arduíno Colassanti
Biography
Arduino Colasanti (Livorno, February 15, 1936 — Niterói, February 22, 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.
Known For
Acting
(2010)
Sunstroke
as Homem do Café
(2010)
(2004)
Xuxa and The Treasure of the Lost City
as Chefe dos Selvagens
(2002)
Lara
as Pescador
(2000)
Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion
as Parceiro de Bilhar - Rio
(1998)
Bela Donna
as Capitão
(1997)
(1997)
The Oyster and the Wind
as Magari
(1993)
(1987)
After Eight... Forever
as Pai
(1987)
(1985)
Tropclip
as Pai de Krishna
(1984)
Quilombo
as Blaer
(1982)
The Brazilwood Man
as Cristo
(1979)
O Caçador de Esmeraldas
as Borba Gato
(1978)
(1974)
(1973)
The Men I Had
as Peter
(1972)
(1972)
(1972)
Love, Carnival and Dreams
as Tristão/Oxóssi
(1971)
How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman
as Francês
(1971)
Mãos Vazias
as Mário
(1970)
The Alienist
as Porfírio
(1970)
(1970)
(1969)
Memories of Helen
as Renato
(1969)
(1969)
(1968)
Hunger for Love
as Felipe
(1968)
(1967)
The Girl from Ipanema
as Pedro Paulo
(1967)
(1967)
Crew
(1992)
Scent of Gardenias
Underwater Director of Photography