Antônio Pitanga
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Biography
Antônio Luiz Sampaio OMC (Salvador, June 13, 1939), better known as Antônio Pitanga, is a Brazilian actor and filmmaker, who became internationally known for playing several roles on films of the Cinema Novo movement in the 1960s.
Known For
Filmography
Deixar a Vida Me Levar
2027
Margeado
2026
as Silvério
Tony Odyssey
2026
as Humberto
Justino - Behind the Kingdom
2026
The Taste of the Blackberry
2026
Fernando Coni Campos: Cada um Vive como Sonha
2026
as Self
A Fúria
2026
as Pai de Santo
Leite em Pó
2026
Por Você
2026
as Clemente Portela
Same Old West
2025
as Ermitão
Malês
2025
as Pacífico Licutan
Cartografia das Ondas
2025
Coisa de Novela
2025
as Vicente
Milton Gonçalves, Além do Espetáculo
2025
as Self
Falas da Vida
2025
Tributo: Tony Tornado
2025
as Self
Anything Goes
2025
as Salvador Gomes
Clube Spelunca
2025
A Vilã das Nove
2024
as Modesto Estrella
Sérgio Ricardo: Uma Outra História do Cinema Novo
2024
Children of the Church Steps
2024
as Célio
Favela do Papa
2023
as Self
Aunt Virginia
2023
as Tavares
Nosso Sonho
2023
as Seu Américo
Tinnitus
2023
as Inácio
Lenita - Traces of a Lady
2023
as Self
Wedding Games
2023
as Marcelo
The Long Voyage of the Yellow Bus
2023
Dois em Cena: Encontro de Gerações
2023
Perfect Love
2023
as Dom Vitório
The Coup d'État Factory
2022
as Antônio Pitanga
A Força do Gigante
2022
as Self
Memory House
2022
as Cristovam
The Good Cinema
2021
Já que Ninguém me Tira Para Dançar
2021
as Self (archive footage)
In Your Place
2021
as Gesiel
Os Escravos de Jó
2020
as Jérèmie Valés
A Day with Jerusa
2020
as Sebastião
Porfírio do Amaral: A Verdade Sobre o Samba
2020
as Self
Candango: Memoirs from a Festival
2020
as Self
Our Children
2019
as Rodrigo
Memórias do Grupo Opinião
2019
as Self
Pressed, Ripped Apart
2019
as (archive footage)
Running After
2018
as Garçom Othelo
Carvana
2018
as Self (archive footage)
Possessões
2018
as Pai Joaquim
Bandeira de Retalhos
2018
as João da Lua
Riscados pela Memória
2018
O Poder Negro
2018
Barravento Novo
2017
Thin Air
2017
as José Nazário
Pitanga
2016
as Self
O Cinema Foi à Feira
2016
as Ele mesmo
Sonhadores
2016
as Zinho
O País do Cinema
2016
as Self
For Sale or Rent
2013
as Seu Capô
The Great Kilapy
2012
as Pai de Joãozinho
A Promessa de Gerônimo
2012
as Geronimo
Água de Meninos – A Feira do Cinema Novo
2012
as Himself
O Terno do Zé
2012
as Pai Pedro de Oxum Aiê
Side by Side
2012
as Túlio
Lilyhammer
2012
as Blind Man
I'd Receive the Worst News from Your Beautiful Lips
2011
as Pastor Isaías
Premonition
2011
as Seu Antero
Lula, the Son of Brazil
2010
as Seu Cristóvão
Lágrimas de Ogum
2009
The Man Who Challenged the Devil
2007
as Preto Velho
Anabazys: O Terceiro Testamento de Glauber Rocha
2007
The Passenger: Adult Secrets
2006
as Delegado
Zuzu Angel
2006
as Policial gentil
Bom Dia, Eternidade
2006
as Calunga
Referências
2006
as Self
A Degola Fatal
2005
as Self (archive footage)
Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth
2003
as Self
Apolônio Brasil, Campeão da Alegria
2003
as Coice
Girls from ABC
2003
as Seu Aurélio
Celebrity
2003
as Comandante Roberto
The Clone
2001
as Sebastião "Tião"
Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion
2000
as Joaquim
A Terceira Morte de Joaquim Bolívar
2000
Mauá - O Imperador e o Rei
1999
as Valentim
Como Ser Solteiro
1998
as Self
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
1997
as Self
The Next Victim
1995
as Kléber Noronha
O Marajá
1993
as Tato
Guerra Sem Fim
1993
as Deputado Azulão
O Fantasma da Ópera
1991
as operário do teatro
Barrela: Escola de Crimes
1990
The Fifth Monkey
1990
as Drunk at the Party
Pantanal
1990
as Túlio
A História de Ana Raio e Zé Trovão
1990
as Elomar
Kananga do Japão
1989
as Bira
Dedé Mamata
1988
Olho por Olho
1988
as Detetive Baba-Ovo (Ofélio Fonseca)
Eternamente Pagu
1987
as Herculano
No Tempo de Glauber
1987
Corpo Santo
1987
as Patrício
The Manor of Araucaima
1986
as Cristobal
Dona Beija
1986
as Moisés
The King of Rio
1985
as Geraldão
Chico Rei
1985
Tenda dos Milagres
1985
as Exú
Tudo em Cima
1985
as Cheiroso
Quilombo
1984
as Acaiuba
Meu Destino É Pecar
1984
as Dioclécio
Partido Alto
1984
as Jacaré
Rio Babilonia
1982
as Bira
The Brazilwood Man
1982
as César
Chico Anysio Show
1982
Rosa Baiana
1981
as Raimundo
Terras do Sem Fim
1981
as Viriato
O Amor é Nosso!
1981
as motorista
The Age of the Earth
1980
as Black Christ
Na Boca do Mundo
1979
as Antônio
Jorge Amado no Cinema
1979
Black Goddess
1978
SRTV 307 – Cinemateca: Almoço na Cinédia – nosso cinema 80 anos
1978
The Force of Xango
1977
as Young Tônho Tiê (Uncredited)
Cordão de Ouro
1977
as Cosme
Di Cavalcanti Di Glauber
1977
as Self
Sweet Thieves
1977
as Fuleiro
Bahia
1976
Deadly Cruelty
1976
as Deca
Jouez Encore, Payez Encore
1975
Ovelha Negra
1975
as Dito Preto
A Viagem
1975
as Damião
Mestiça, a Escrava Indomável
1974
as Amâncio
Um Homem Célebre
1974
Joanna Francesa
1973
Os Ossos do Barão
1973
as Misael
Câncer
1972
as Vagabundo
When Carnaval Comes
1972
as Cuíca
Vozes do Medo
1972
Jerônimo, o Herói do Sertão
1972
as Zabumba
O Homem Que Deve Morrer
1971
as Lucas Pé-na-Cova
Caso Especial
1971
Lost Love Juliana
1970
as Jiboia
República da Traição
1970
Uma Nega Chamada Tereza
1970
Golias Contra o Homem das Bolinhas
1969
Tropico
1969
Compasso de Espera
1969
as Assis
The Woman of Everyone
1969
as Vampiro
Corisco, o Diabo Loiro
1969
as Zé Baiano
Garden of War
1969
Sangue do Meu Sangue
1969
as José do Patrocínio
Dez Vidas
1969
as José do Patrocínio
Vidas em Conflito
1969
as Robson
Ana
1968
as Antônio
Cangaceiros de Lampião
1967
as Cravo Roxo
Mar Corrente
1967
as Luiz
Colagem
1967
Plantation Boy
1966
as Zé Guedes
The Big City
1966
as Calunga
Samba
1965
as Paulo's friend
My Home Is Copacabana
1965
The Guns
1964
as Voice
Esse Mundo é Meu
1964
as Toninho
Senhor dos Navegantes
1964
Ganga Zumba
1963
as Ganga Zumba / Antão
Lampião, King of the Badlands
1963
Sol Sobre a Lama
1963
as Bom Rojão
The Turning Wind
1962
as Firmino
Tocaia no Asfalto
1962
as Matador de Caxias
The Given Word
1962
as Mestre Coca
A Grande Feira
1961
as Chico Diabo
Bahia of All Saints
1961
as Pitanga