Portrait of Antônio Pitanga

Antônio Pitanga

Acting

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Antônio Pitanga licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Born: June 13, 1939

Place of Birth: Salvador, Bahia, Brazil

Filmography

2025
Malês

as Pacífico Licutan

2025
Coisa de Novela

as Vicente

2025
Anything Goes

as Salvador Gomes

2025
Same Old West

as Ermitão

2025
Margeado

as Silvério

2024
A Vilã das Nove

as Modesto Estrella

2023
Wedding Games

as Marcelo

2023
Aunt Virginia

as Tavares

2023
Our Dream

as Seu Américo

2023
Tinnitus

as Inácio

2023
2023
Perfect Love

as Dom Vitório

2022
The Coup d'État Factory

as Antônio Pitanga

2022
Memory House

as Cristovam

2022
Our Children

as Rodrigo

2021
In Your Place

as Gesiel

2021
Já que Ninguém me Tira Para Dançar

as Self (archive footage)

2020
Os Escravos de Jó

as Jérèmie Valés

2019
Pressed, Ripped Apart

as (archive footage)

2018
Possessões

as Pai Joaquim

2018
Running After

as Garçom Othelo

2018
Carvana

as Self (archive footage)

2018
Bandeira de Retalhos

as João da Lua

2017
Thin Air

as José Nazário

2016
Pitanga

as Self

2016
Sonhadores

as Zinho

2013
For Sale or Rent

as Seu Capô

2012
Side by Side

as Túlio

2012
The Great Kilapy

as Pai de Joãozinho

2012
O Terno do Zé

as Pai Pedro de Oxum Aiê

2012
Lilyhammer

as Blind Man

2010
Lula, the Son of Brazil

as Seu Cristóvão

2006
Zuzu Angel

as Policial gentil

2006
2006
2005
A Degola Fatal

as Self (archive footage)

2003
Girls from ABC

as Seu Aurélio

2003
Celebridade

as Comandante Roberto

2001
The Clone

as Sebastião "Tião"

1995
A Próxima Vítima

as Kléber Noronha

1990
The Fifth Monkey

as Drunk at the Party

1987
Eternamente Pagu

as Herculano

1986
1985
The King of Rio

as Geraldão

1984
Quilombo

as Acaiuba

1984
1984
Partido Alto

as Jacaré

1982
1982
1980
The Age of the Earth

as Black Christ

1979
Na Boca do Mundo

as Antônio

1977
1977
Sweet Thieves

as Fuleiro

1977
The Force of Xango

as Young Tônho Tiê (Uncredited)

1976
1976
1975
A Viagem

as Damião

1975
Ovelha Negra

as Dito Preto

1973
1973
1972
1969
1969
1969
Sangue do Meu Sangue

as José do Patrocínio

1967
1966
Plantation Boy

as Zé Guedes

1966
The Big City

as Calunga

1965
Samba

as Paulo's friend

1964
The Guns

as Voice

1964
1963
Sol Sobre a Lama

as Bom Rojão

1963
Ganga Zumba

as Ganga Zumba / Antão

1962
1962
The Given Word

as Mestre Coca

1962
Tocaia no Asfalto

as Matador de Caxias

1961
1961
A Grande Feira

as Chico Diabo

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Tony Odyssey

as Humberto