Antônio Pitanga Explained

Antônio Pitanga
Birth Name:	Antônio Luiz Sampaio
Birth Place:	Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
Occupation:	Actor
Yearsactive:	1960–present

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]

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

• 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)
• (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)
• (2008)
• Cama de Gato (2009)
• Rebelde (2011)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Conheça os nomes reais dos famosos . June 18, 2003 . . May 4, 2014 . pt.
2. Book: Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African and African American Experience . . Appiah, Kwame Anthony . Kwame Anthony Appiah . Gates, Henry Louis . Henry Louis Gates . 2005 . 9780195170559 . 82.
3. Web site: Antônio Pitanga será tema de documentário dirigido por Beto Brant e por sua filha, Camila . March 15, 2014 . . Infoglobo . May 4, 2014 . pt.
4. Web site: Antônio Pitanga elogia Benedita da Silva, sua esposa: 'Gigante, poderosa'. 2020-10-28. www.uol.com.br. 2 October 2020 . pt-br.