Known for: Directing
Born: 7 February 1946
Died: 14 July 2016 (aged 70)
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Héctor Babenco

The Mission

1986

Kiss of the Spider Woman

1985

Before Night Falls

2000

Héctor Eduardo Babenco (born in Buenos Aires but raised in Mar del Plata) was an Argentine-born Brazilian film director, screenwriter, producer and actor. He has worked in several countries including Argentina, Brazil and the United States.

Acting

Before Night Falls 2000Virgilio Pinera

Behind the camera

Kiss of the Spider Woman 1985Director

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