Antônio Pitanga
Actor · Director · Story · Assistant Director
Born Jun 13, 1939 · Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
Active 1961–present · Awards: Order of Cultural Merit (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.
Filmography
Anything Goes (2025) — Salvador GomesPor Você (2026) — ClementeClube Spelunca (2025)Tony Odyssey (2026) — HumbertoMargeado (2026) — SilvérioThe Clone (2001) — Sebastião "Tião"Lilyhammer (2012) — Blind ManThe Given Word (1962) — Mestre CocaNosso Sonho (2023) — Seu AméricoThe Man Who Challenged the Devil (2007) — Preto VelhoZuzu Angel (2006) — Policial gentilSide by Side (2012) — TúlioThe Guns (1964) — VoiceSame Old West (2025) — ErmitãoCelebrity (2003) — Comandante RobertoThe Next Victim (1995) — Kléber NoronhaThe Turning Wind (1962) — FirminoThe Woman of Everyone (1969) — VampiroUm Homem Célebre (1974)Lula, the Son of Brazil (2010) — Seu CristóvãoPerfect Love (2023) — Dom VitórioA Grande Feira (1961) — Chico DiaboMalês (2025) — Pacífico Licutan · DirectorChico Rei (1985)