Arduíno Colassanti
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.
Acted in
Naquela Noite ele Sonhou com um Mar Azul
2010
Sunstroke
2010
as Homem do Café
Xuxa and The Treasure of the Lost City
2004
as Chefe dos Selvagens
Lara
2002
as Pescador
Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion
2000
as Parceiro de Bilhar - Rio
Bela Donna
1998
as Capitão
The Oyster and the Wind
1997
as Magari
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
1997
as Self
Oceano Atlantis
1993
Leila Diniz
1987
After Eight... Forever
1987
as Pai
Tropclip
1985
as Pai de Krishna
Quilombo
1984
as Blaer
The Brazilwood Man
1982
as Cristo
O Caçador de Esmeraldas
1979
as Borba Gato
Daniel, Capanga de Deus
1978
Mestiça, a Escrava Indomável
1974
Os Homens Que eu Tive
1973
as Peter
Procura-se uma Virgem
1972
Who Is Beta?
1972
Love, Carnival and Dreams
1972
as Tristão/Oxóssi
How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman
1971
as Francês
Mãos Vazias
1971
as Mário
The Alienist
1970
as Porfírio
Uma Garota em Maus Lençóis
1970
Minha Namorada
1970
Brazil Year 2000
1969
Memória de Helena
1969
as Renato
A Doce Mulher Amada
1969
Hunger for Love
1968
as Felipe
A Virgem Prometida
1968
The Girl from Ipanema
1967
as Pedro Paulo
El Justicero
1967
Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo
1967
as Self