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Brazilian actor
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Antônio Pitanga
BornAntônio Luiz Sampaio
June 13, 1939 (1939-06-13) (age 85)
Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
OccupationActor
Years active1960–present
Spouses
Vera Manhães ​ ​(m. 1976; div. 1986)​
Benedita da Silva ​(m. 1992)​
Children

Antônio Luiz Sampaio (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.

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.

Selected filmography

Films
Television

References

  1. "Conheça os nomes reais dos famosos" (in Portuguese). Terra Networks. June 18, 2003. Retrieved May 4, 2014.
  2. Appiah, Kwame Anthony; Gates, Henry Louis (2005). Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African and African American Experience. Oxford University Press. p. 82. ISBN 9780195170559.
  3. "Antônio Pitanga será tema de documentário dirigido por Beto Brant e por sua filha, Camila". O Globo (in Portuguese). Infoglobo. March 15, 2014. Retrieved May 4, 2014.
  4. "Antônio Pitanga elogia Benedita da Silva, sua esposa: 'Gigante, poderosa'". www.uol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2 October 2020. Retrieved 2020-10-28.

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Honorary titles
Preceded byRosinha Garotinho First Gentleman of Rio de Janeiro
2002–2003 		Succeeded byAnthony Garotinho
Order of Cultural Merit (Brazil)
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