Arduíno Colassanti
Known For
Acting
Born
1936-02-15 in Livorno, Italy
Died
2014-02-22
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.
Most Known For
Brava Gente
as Convidado
Bela Donna
as Capitão
Oceano Atlantis
Minha Namorada
The Girl from Ipanema
as Pedro Paulo
Love, Carnival and Dreams
as Tristão/Oxóssi
How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman
as Francês
Quilombo
as Blaer
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
as Self
Lara
as Pescador
The Oyster and the Wind
as Magari
Sunstroke
as Homem do Café
Salvar o Brasil
Leila Diniz
Xuxa and The Treasure of the Lost City
as Chefe dos Selvagens
Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion
as Parceiro de Bilhar - Rio
Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo
as Self
Tropclip
as Pai de Krishna
Mãos Vazias
as Mário
O Caçador de Esmeraldas
as Borba Gato