Antônio Pitanga facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Antônio Pitanga
Born	Antônio Luiz Sampaio June 13, 1939 (1939-06-13) (age 85) Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1960–present
Spouse(s)	Vera Manhães ​ ​ (m. 1976; div. 1986)​ Benedita da Silva ​ (m. 1992)​
Children	Camila Pitanga (b. 1977) Rocco Pitanga (b. 1980)

Antônio Luiz Sampaio (born June 13, 1939), better known by his stage name Antônio Pitanga, is a Brazilian actor. He became internationally known for playing several roles on films of the Cinema Novo movement in the 1960s.

Personal life

He was married to actress Vera Manhães, with whom he had two sons: actress Camila Pitanga and actor Rocco Pitanga. After their divorce, he married politician Benedita da Silva.

Selected filmography

Films

• Barravento (1962)
• O Pagador de Promessas (1962)
• The Guns (1964)
• My Home Is Copacabana (1965)
• Joanna Francesa (1973)
• The Age of the Earth (1980)
• Quilombo (1984)
• La Mansión de Araucaima (1986)
• Eternamente Pagú (1988)
• Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion (2000)
• O Homem Que Desafiou o Diabo (2007)
• Lula, The Son of Brasil (2009)
• I'd Receive the Worst News from Your Beautiful Lips (2011)
• Memory House (2020)
• Aunt Virginia (2023)

Television

• Pantanal (1990)
• A Próxima Vítima (1995)
• O Clone (2001)
• Celebridade (2003)
• The Mutants: Pathways of the Heart (2008)
• Cama de Gato (2009)
• Rebelde (2011)