
Arduíno Colassanti
Known for Acting · 38 credits
- Born
- 1936-02-15
- Died
- 2014-02-22
- Place of birth
- Livorno, Italy
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
TV Shows (2)
Movies (36)

Tropclip
1985
as Pai de Krishna

Sunstroke
2010
as Homem do Café

El Justicero
1967

Quilombo
1984
as Blaer

The Girl from Ipanema
1967
as Pedro Paulo

Bela Donna
1998
as Capitão

The Brazilwood Man
1982
as Cristo

Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo
1967
as Self

Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
1997
as Self

O Caçador de Esmeraldas
1979
as Borba Gato

Leila Diniz
1987

Who Is Beta?
1972

Love, Carnival and Dreams
1972
as Tristão/Oxóssi

Xuxa and The Treasure of the Lost City
2004
as Chefe dos Selvagens

Brazil Year 2000
1969

Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion
2000
as Parceiro de Bilhar - Rio
Lara
2002
as Pescador

How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman
1971
as Francês

The Men I've Had
1973
as Peter

Uma Garota em Maus Lençóis
1970

Procura-se uma Virgem
1972

After Eight... Forever
1987
as Pai

Minha Namorada
1970

Mestiça, a Escrava Indomável
1974
as Feitor

Hunger for Love
1968
as Felipe

The Oyster and the Wind
1997
as Magari

The Alienist
1970
as Porfírio

Oceano Atlantis
1993

Memories of Helen
1969
as Renato

A Doce Mulher Amada
1969
as Egberto

A Virgem Prometida
1968

Daniel, Capanga de Deus
1978

Mãos Vazias
1971
as Mário
E Pluribus Una
1986
Salvar o Brasil
1987

Naquela Noite ele Sonhou com um Mar Azul
2010
About Arduíno Colassanti
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 a… With 38 credits spanning from 1967 to 2010, Arduíno Colassanti has appeared in 36 films and 2 TV shows.
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- Tropclip (1985) — as Pai de Krishna
- Sunstroke (2010) — as Homem do Café
- El Justicero (1967)
- Quilombo (1984) — as Blaer
- The Girl from Ipanema (1967) — as Pedro Paulo
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