Antonio_Pitanga

Antônio Pitanga

Antônio Pitanga

Brazilian actor

Antônio Luiz Sampaio[1] (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.[2]

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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.[3][4]

Selected filmography

Films
Television

References

  1. [1]
    "Conheça os nomes reais dos famosos" (in Portuguese). Terra Networks. June 18, 2003. Retrieved May 4, 2014.
  2. [2]
    Appiah, Kwame Anthony; Gates, Henry Louis (2005). Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African and African American Experience. Oxford University Press. p. 82. ISBN 9780195170559.
  3. [3]
    "Antônio Pitanga será tema de documentário dirigido por Beto Brant e por sua filha, Camila". O Globo (in Portuguese). Infoglobo. March 15, 2014. Retrieved May 4, 2014.
  4. [4]
    "Antônio Pitanga elogia Benedita da Silva, sua esposa: 'Gigante, poderosa'". www.uol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2 October 2020. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
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