
Antônio Pitanga
Known For
Acting
Born
1939-06-13 in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
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.
Most Known For

The Clone
as Sebastião "Tião"

Anything Goes
as Salvador Gomes

Celebridade
as Comandante Roberto

Lilyhammer
as Blind Man

Kananga do Japão
as Bira

Perfect Love
as Dom Vitório

Dona Beija
as Moisés

A Próxima Vítima
as Kléber Noronha

Side by Side
as Túlio

Jerônimo, o Herói do Sertão
as Zabumba

Caso Especial

Pantanal
as Túlio

Partido Alto
as Jacaré

Carvana
as Self (archive footage)

Boundless Lands
as Viriato

Corpo Santo
as Patrício

Sangue do Meu Sangue
as José do Patrocínio

Tenda dos Milagres
as Exú

Possessões
as Pai Joaquim
