Actor

Antônio Pitanga

Birthday: June 13, 1939

Born in: Salvador, Bahia, Brazil

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.

Movie Credits

The Taste of the Blackberry (2026)
Age: 86
Tony Odyssey (2026) as Humberto
Age: 86
Milton Gonçalves, Além do Espetáculo (2025) as Self
Age: 86
Falas da Vida (2025)
Age: 86
Malês (2025) as Pacífico Licutan
Age: 86
Tributo: Tony Tornado (2025) as Self
Age: 85
Coisa de Novela (2025) as Vicente
Age: 85
Same Old West (2025) as Ermitão
Age: 85
Margeado (2025) as Silvério
Age: 85
Cartografia das Ondas (2025)
Age: 85
A Vilã das Nove (2024) as Modesto Estrella
Age: 85
Sérgio Ricardo: Uma Outra História do Cinema Novo (2024)
Age: 84
Wedding Games (2023) as Marcelo
Age: 84
Aunt Virginia (2023) as Tavares
Age: 84
Lenita - Traces of a Lady (2023) as Self
Age: 84
Our Dream (2023) as Seu Américo
Age: 84
Tinnitus (2023) as Inácio
Age: 84
Favela do Papa (2023) as Self
Age: 83
The Long Voyage of the Yellow Bus (2023)
Age: 83
A Força do Gigante (2022) as Self
Age: 83
The Coup d'État Factory (2022) as Antônio Pitanga
Age: 83
Memory House (2022) as Cristovam
Age: 83
Our Children (2022) as Rodrigo
Age: 82
Já que Ninguém me Tira Para Dançar (2021) as Self (archive footage)
Age: 82
The Good Cinema (2021)
Age: 81
Candango: Memoirs from a Festival (2020) as Self
Age: 81
Porfírio do Amaral: A Verdade Sobre o Samba (2020) as Self
Age: 81
A Day with Jerusa (2020) as Yoyo
Age: 80
Os Escravos de Jó (2020) as Jérèmie Valés
Age: 80
Pressed, Ripped Apart (2019) as (archive footage)
Age: 79
Memórias do Grupo Opinião (2019) as Self
Age: 79
Possessões (2018) as Pai Joaquim
Age: 79
Riscados pela Memória (2018)
Age: 79
Running After (2018) as Garçom Othelo
Age: 78
O Poder Negro (2018)
Age: 78
Carvana (2018) as Self (archive footage)
Age: 78
Bandeira de Retalhos (2018) as João da Lua
Age: 78
Barravento Novo (2017)
Age: 78
O Cinema Foi à Feira (2016) as Ele mesmo
Age: 77
Pitanga (2016) as Self
Age: 77
For Sale or Rent (2013) as Seu Capô
Age: 74
The Great Kilapy (2012) as Pai de Joãozinho
Age: 73
O Terno do Zé (2012) as Pai Pedro de Oxum Aiê
Age: 73
Água de Meninos – A Feira do Cinema Novo (2012) as Himself
Age: 72
A Promessa de Gerônimo (2012) as Geronimo
Age: 72
I'd Receive the Worst News from Your Beautiful Lips (2011) as Pastor Isaías
Age: 72
Premonição (2011) as Seu Antero
Age: 71
Lula, the Son of Brazil (2010) as Seu Cristóvão
Age: 70
Lágrimas de Ogum (2009)
Age: 69
Anabazys: O Terceiro Testamento de Glauber Rocha (2007)
Age: 68
The Man Who Challenged the Devil (2007) as Preto Velho
Age: 68
The Passenger: Adult Secrets (2006) as Delegado
Age: 67
Zuzu Angel (2006) as Policial gentil
Age: 67
Bom Dia, Eternidade (2006) as Calunga
Age: 66
Referências (2006) as Self
Age: 66
A Degola Fatal (2005) as Self (archive footage)
Age: 65
Girls from ABC (2003) as Seu Aurélio
Age: 64
Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth (2003) as Self
Age: 64
Apolônio Brasil, Campeão da Alegria (2003) as Coice
Age: 64
Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion (2000) as Joaquim
Age: 60
A Terceira Morte de Joaquim Bolívar (2000)
Age: 60
Mauá - O Imperador e o Rei (1999) as Valentim
Age: 60
Como Ser Solteiro (1998) as Self
Age: 58
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional (1997) as Self
Age: 57
O Marajá (1993) as Tato
Age: 54
The Fifth Monkey (1990) as Drunk at the Party
Age: 51
Barrela: Escola de Crimes (1990)
Age: 50
Dedé Mamata (1988)
Age: 49
Eternamente Pagu (1987) as Herculano
Age: 47
No Tempo de Glauber (1987)
Age: 47
The Manor of Araucaima (1986) as Cristobal
Age: 46
The King of Rio (1985) as Geraldão
Age: 45
Chico Rei (1985)
Age: 45
Quilombo (1984) as Acaiuba
Age: 44
Bandidos da Falange (1983)
Age: 44
Rio Babilonia (1982) as Bira
Age: 43
The Brazilwood Man (1982) as César
Age: 42
The Age of the Earth (1980) as Black Christ
Age: 41
Na Boca do Mundo (1979) as Antônio
Age: 39
Jorge Amado no Cinema (1979)
Age: 39
Black Goddess (1978)
Age: 38
SRTV 307 – Cinemateca: Almoço na Cinédia – nosso cinema 80 anos (1978)
Age: 38
Cordão de Ouro (1977) as Cosme
Age: 38
Sweet Thieves (1977) as Fuleiro
Age: 37
The Force of Xango (1977) as Young Tônho Tiê (Uncredited)
Age: 37
Di Cavalcanti Di Glauber (1977) as Self
Age: 37
Deadly Cruelty (1976) as Deca
Age: 37
Bahia (1976)
Age: 37
Jouez Encore, Payez Encore (1975)
Age: 35
Mestiça, a Escrava Indomável (1974) as Amâncio
Age: 34
Um Homem Célebre (1974)
Age: 34
Joanna Francesa (1973)
Age: 34
Vozes do Medo (1972)
Age: 33
When Carnaval Comes (1972) as Cuíca
Age: 33
Câncer (1972) as Vagabundo
Age: 32
Lost Love Juliana (1970)
Age: 30
República da Traição (1970)
Age: 30
Uma Nega Chamada Tereza (1970)
Age: 30
Justino (Unknown)
Age: Unknown
The Woman of Everyone (1969) as Vampiro
Age: 30
Corisco, o Diabo Loiro (1969) as Zé Baiano
Age: 30
Golias Contra o Homem das Bolinhas (1969)
Age: 30
Garden of War (1969)
Age: 29
Tropico (1969)
Age: 29
Compasso de Espera (1969) as Assis
Age: 29
Colagem (1967)
Age: 28
Cangaceiros de Lampião (1967) as Cravo Roxo
Age: 28
Mar Corrente (1967) as Luiz
Age: 28
Plantation Boy (1966) as Zé Guedes
Age: 26
The Big City (1966) as Calunga
Age: 26
My Home Is Copacabana (1965)
Age: 25
Samba (1965) as Paulo's friend
Age: 25
The Guns (1964) as Voice
Age: 24
Senhor dos Navegantes (1964)
Age: 24
Esse Mundo é Meu (1964) as Toninho
Age: 24
Sol Sobre a Lama (1963) as Bom Rojão
Age: 24
Lampião, King of the Badlands (1963)
Age: 24
Ganga Zumba (1963) as Ganga Zumba / Antão
Age: 23
The Turning Wind (1962) as Firmino
Age: 22
The Given Word (1962) as Mestre Coca
Age: 22
Tocaia no Asfalto (1962) as Matador de Caxias
Age: 22
Bahia of All Saints (1961) as Pitanga
Age: 21
A Grande Feira (1961) as Chico Diabo
Age: 21