Arduíno Colassanti
Acting
1936-02-15 · Livorno, Italy
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.
Filmography
Naquela Noite ele Sonhou com um Mar Azul
2010 · Movie
Sunstroke
2010 · Movie
Xuxa and The Treasure of the Lost City
2004 · Movie
Lara
2002 · Movie
Brava Gente
2000 · Series
Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion
2000 · Movie
Bela Donna
1998 · Movie
The Oyster and the Wind
1997 · Movie
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
1997 · Movie
Oceano Atlantis
1993 · Movie
Scent of Gardenias
1992 · Movie
Amazônia
1991 · Series
Leila Diniz
1987 · Movie
After Eight... Forever
1987 · Movie
Salvar o Brasil
1987 · Movie
E Pluribus Una
1986 · Movie
Tropclip
1985 · Movie
Quilombo
1984 · Movie
The Brazilwood Man
1982 · Movie
Os Gigantes
1979 · Series
O Caçador de Esmeraldas
1979 · Movie
Daniel, Capanga de Deus
1978 · Movie
Mestiça, a Escrava Indomável
1974 · Movie
The Men I Had
1973 · Movie
Procura-se uma Virgem
1972 · Movie
Who Is Beta?
1972 · Movie
Love, Carnival and Dreams
1972 · Movie
How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman
1971 · Movie
Mãos Vazias
1971 · Movie
The Alienist
1970 · Movie
Uma Garota em Maus Lençóis
1970 · Movie
Minha Namorada
1970 · Movie
Brazil Year 2000
1969 · Movie
Memories of Helen
1969 · Movie
A Doce Mulher Amada
1969 · Movie
Hunger for Love
1968 · Movie
A Virgem Prometida
1968 · Movie
The Girl from Ipanema
1967 · Movie
Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo
1967 · Movie
El Justicero
1967 · Movie