Arduíno Colassanti

Known for ActingBorn 1936-02-15Died 2014-02-22Livorno, Italy

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.Read more

Movies & web series

Naquela Noite ele Sonhou com um Mar Azul

Oceano Atlantis

Tropclip

Procura-se uma Virgem

A Doce Mulher Amada

Memories of Helen

A Virgem Prometida

Daniel, Capanga de Deus

Mestiça, a Escrava Indomável

Uma Garota em Maus Lençóis

Brava Gente

O Caçador de Esmeraldas

Os Gigantes

Lara

Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo

Quilombo

The Oyster and the Wind

Scent of Gardenias

Brazil Year 2000

Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion

The Alienist

The Girl from Ipanema

How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman

Minha Namorada

El Justicero

Leila Diniz

Who Is Beta?

Xuxa and The Treasure of the Lost City

Bela Donna

The Brazilwood Man

Hunger for Love

Mãos Vazias

Os Homens Que eu Tive

Sunstroke

Love, Carnival and Dreams

Amazônia

After Eight... Forever

Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional

Salvar o Brasil

E Pluribus Una