Acting · Livorno, Italy · Born February 15, 1936
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.
MovieNaquela Noite ele Sonhou com um Mar Azul
2010
MovieSunstroke
2010
as Homem do Café
MovieXuxa and The Treasure of the Lost City
2004
as Chefe dos Selvagens
Lara
2002
as Pescador
TVBrava Gente
2000
as Convidado
MovieVilla-Lobos: A Life of Passion
2000
as Parceiro de Bilhar - Rio
MovieBela Donna
1998
as Capitão
MovieThe Oyster and the Wind
1997
as Magari
MovieCelebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
1997
as Self
MovieOceano Atlantis
1993
TVAmazônia
1991
as marido da Balzaquiana
MovieLeila Diniz
1987
MovieAfter Eight... Forever
1987
as Pai
Salvar o Brasil
1987
E Pluribus Una
1986
MovieTropclip
1985
as Pai de Krishna
MovieQuilombo
1984
as Blaer
MovieThe Brazilwood Man
1982
as Cristo
TVOs Gigantes
1979
as Príncipe Renato Di Lorenzo
MovieO Caçador de Esmeraldas
1979
as Borba Gato
MovieDaniel, Capanga de Deus
1978
MovieMestiça, a Escrava Indomável
1974
as Feitor
MovieOs Homens Que eu Tive
1973
as Peter
MovieProcura-se uma Virgem
1972
MovieWho Is Beta?
1972
MovieLove, Carnival and Dreams
1972
as Tristão/Oxóssi
MovieHow Tasty Was My Little Frenchman
1971
as Francês
MovieMãos Vazias
1971
as Mário
MovieThe Alienist
1970
as Porfírio
MovieUma Garota em Maus Lençóis
1970
MovieMinha Namorada
1970
MovieBrazil Year 2000
1969
MovieMemories of Helen
1969
as Renato
MovieA Doce Mulher Amada
1969
as Egberto
MovieHunger for Love
1968
as Felipe
MovieA Virgem Prometida
1968
MovieThe Girl from Ipanema
1967
as Pedro Paulo
MovieImprovised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo
1967
as Self
MovieEl Justicero
1967
