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Arduíno Colassanti
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.
As actor
Sunstroke
Naquela Noite ele Sonhou com um Mar Azul
Xuxa and The Treasure of the Lost City
Lara
Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion
Bela Donna
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
The Oyster and the Wind
Oceano Atlantis
After Eight... Forever
Leila Diniz
Salvar o Brasil
E Pluribus Una
Tropclip
Quilombo
The Brazilwood Man
O Caçador de Esmeraldas
Daniel, Capanga de Deus
Mestiça, a Escrava Indomável
Os Homens Que eu Tive
Love, Carnival and Dreams
Procura-se uma Virgem
Who Is Beta?
How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman
Mãos Vazias
Minha Namorada
The Alienist
Uma Garota em Maus Lençóis
A Doce Mulher Amada
Memories of Helen