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Film director Hector Babenco wearing a beret, glasses, and a scarf, seated at a table with his hand resting on his cheek at the Rome Film Festival.
Babenco, Hector Hector Babenco, 2007.

Hector Babenco

Brazilian film director
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Hector Babenco (born February 7, 1946, Mar del Plata, Argentina—died July 13, 2016, São Paulo, Brazil) was an Argentine-born Brazilian director known for socially conscious films that examine the lives of those on the margins of society. Babenco left home at the age of 18 and moved to Spain, where he took odd jobs, including working as a movie extra. In 1971 he moved to Brazil, where he began his filmmaking career. He directed shorts...

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