Known For
Acting
Birthday
June 13, 1939 (age 87)
Place of Birth
Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
Also Known As
- Antônio Luiz Sampaio
- Antônio L. Sampaio
- Antônio Sampaio
- Антониу Питанга
Antônio Pitanga
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.
Known For - Movies
Compasso de Espera
as Assis
Malês
as Pacífico Licutan
The Man Who Challenged the Devil
as Preto Velho
Samba
as Paulo's friend
The Given Word
as Mestre Coca
Milton Gonçalves, Além do Espetáculo
as Self
Nosso Sonho
as Seu Américo
Rio Babilonia
as Bira
The Age of the Earth
as Black Christ
A Grande Feira
as Chico Diabo
