
Antônio Pitanga
Known for Acting · 167 credits
- Born
- 1939-06-13 (age 86)
- Place of birth
- Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
- Also known as
- Antônio Luiz Sampaio · Antônio L. Sampaio · Antônio Sampaio · Антониу Питанга
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
TV Shows (40)

The Clone
2001
as Sebastião "Tião"

Celebrity
2003
as Comandante Roberto

Anything Goes
2025
as Salvador Gomes

Kananga do Japão
1989
as Bira

Perfect Love
2023
as Dom Vitório
Jerônimo, o Herói do Sertão
1972
as Zabumba

Sangue do Meu Sangue
1969
as José do Patrocínio

Lilyhammer
2012
as Blind Man

A Viagem
1975
as Damião

Side by Side
2012
as Túlio

The Next Victim
1995
as Kléber Noronha

Chico Anysio Show
1982

Partido Alto
1984
as Jacaré

Dez Vidas
1969
as José do Patrocínio

Corpo Santo
1987
as Patrício

O Amor é Nosso!
1981
as motorista

Pantanal
1990
as Túlio

Olho por Olho
1988
as Detetive Baba-Ovo (Ofélio Fonseca)

Terras do Sem Fim
1981
as Viriato

Caso Especial
1971

A História de Ana Raio e Zé Trovão
1990
as Elomar

O Homem Que Deve Morrer
1971
as Lucas Pé-na-Cova

Os Ossos do Barão
1973
as Misael
Ana
1968
as Antônio

Ovelha Negra
1975
as Dito Preto

Rosa Baiana
1981
as Raimundo

In Your Place
2021
as Gesiel

Dona Beija
1986
as Moisés

Children of the Church Steps
2024
as Célio

Tenda dos Milagres
1985
as Exú

Dois em Cena: Encontro de Gerações
2023

O Fantasma da Ópera
1991
as operário do teatro

Vidas em Conflito
1969
as Robson

Guerra Sem Fim
1993
as Deputado Azulão

Meu Destino É Pecar
1984
as Dioclécio

Thin Air
2017
as José Nazário

Tudo em Cima
1985
as Cheiroso
Por Você
2026

Sonhadores
2016
as Zinho

Clube Spelunca
2025
Movies (127)
Mar Corrente
1967
as Luiz

The Fifth Monkey
1990
as Drunk at the Party

Milton Gonçalves, Além do Espetáculo
2025
as Self

The Man Who Challenged the Devil
2007
as Preto Velho

A Terceira Morte de Joaquim Bolívar
2000

Tony Odyssey
2026
as Humberto

Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
1997
as Self

Quilombo
1984
as Acaiuba

Malês
2025
as Pacífico Licutan

The Passenger: Adult Secrets
2006
as Delegado

The Given Word
1962
as Mestre Coca

Same Old West
2025
as Ermitão

Zuzu Angel
2006
as Policial gentil

Lula, the Son of Brazil
2010
as Seu Cristóvão

Memory House
2022
as Cristovam

The Brazilwood Man
1982
as César

Mauá - O Imperador e o Rei
1999
as Valentim

Tinnitus
2023
as Inácio

My Home Is Copacabana
1965

Running After
2018
as Garçom Othelo

A Fúria
2026
as Pai de Santo

Rio Babilonia
1982
as Bira

Memórias do Grupo Opinião
2019
as Self

The Guns
1964
as Voice

The Age of the Earth
1980
as Black Christ

Black Goddess
1978

Colagem
1967

Nosso Sonho
2023
as Seu Américo

Lampião, King of the Badlands
1963

Candango: Memoirs from a Festival
2020
as Self

I'd Receive the Worst News from Your Beautiful Lips
2011
as Pastor Isaías

Samba
1965
as Paulo's friend

Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth
2003
as Self

Coisa de Novela
2025
as Vicente

Pitanga
2016
as Self

A Grande Feira
1961
as Chico Diabo

Our Children
2022
as Rodrigo

O Terno do Zé
2012
as Pai Pedro de Oxum Aiê

The Manor of Araucaima
1986
as Cristobal

Wedding Games
2023
as Marcelo

The King of Rio
1985
as Geraldão

Plantation Boy
1966
as Zé Guedes

Água de Meninos – A Feira do Cinema Novo
2012
as Himself

Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion
2000
as Joaquim

The Turning Wind
1962
as Firmino

A Vilã das Nove
2024
as Modesto Estrella

Sweet Thieves
1977
as Fuleiro

Possessões
2018
as Pai Joaquim

Aunt Virginia
2023
as Tavares

Carvana
2018
as Self (archive footage)

Girls from ABC
2003
as Seu Aurélio

A Força do Gigante
2022
as Self
Deixar a Vida Me Levar
2027

The Force of Xango
1977
as Young Tônho Tiê (Uncredited)

Eternamente Pagu
1987
as Herculano

Bahia
1976

The Long Voyage of the Yellow Bus
2023

Pressed, Ripped Apart
2019
as (archive footage)

The Coup d'État Factory
2022
as Antônio Pitanga

Compasso de Espera
1969
as Assis

Bahia of All Saints
1961
as Pitanga

Lost Love Juliana
1970

Sérgio Ricardo: Uma Outra História do Cinema Novo
2024

Ganga Zumba
1963
as Ganga Zumba / Antão

Apolônio Brasil, Campeão da Alegria
2003
as Coice

Mestiça, a Escrava Indomável
1974
as Amâncio

Referências
2006
as Self

Golias Contra o Homem das Bolinhas
1969

The Woman of Everyone
1969
as Vampiro

Cangaceiros de Lampião
1967
as Cravo Roxo

Favela do Papa
2023
as Self
O Cinema Foi à Feira
2016
as Ele mesmo

The Good Cinema
2021

The Great Kilapy
2012
as Pai de Joãozinho

Dedé Mamata
1988

Lenita - Traces of a Lady
2023
as Self

Na Boca do Mundo
1979
as Antônio

Di Cavalcanti Di Glauber
1977
as Self

Corisco, o Diabo Loiro
1969
as Zé Baiano

Vozes do Medo
1972

Bandidos da Falange
1983

Barrela: Escola de Crimes
1990

Joanna Francesa
1973

República da Traição
1970

Cordão de Ouro
1977
as Cosme

Bandeira de Retalhos
2018
as João da Lua

Os Escravos de Jó
2020
as Jérèmie Valés

Como Ser Solteiro
1998
as Self

Margeado
2025
as Silvério

A Day with Jerusa
2020
as Yoyo

Já que Ninguém me Tira Para Dançar
2021
as Self (archive footage)

Esse Mundo é Meu
1964
as Toninho

Câncer
1972
as Vagabundo

A Degola Fatal
2005
as Self (archive footage)

Tocaia no Asfalto
1962
as Matador de Caxias

For Sale or Rent
2013
as Seu Capô

Cartografia das Ondas
2025

The Big City
1966
as Calunga

Garden of War
1969

When Carnaval Comes
1972
as Cuíca

Um Homem Célebre
1974
Lágrimas de Ogum
2009

SRTV 307 – Cinemateca: Almoço na Cinédia – nosso cinema 80 anos
1978

Porfírio do Amaral: A Verdade Sobre o Samba
2020
as Self

Deadly Cruelty
1976
as Deca

Bom Dia, Eternidade
2006
as Calunga

Chico Rei
1985

Uma Nega Chamada Tereza
1970

Jouez Encore, Payez Encore
1975
Anabazys: O Terceiro Testamento de Glauber Rocha
2007

A Cabeça do Santo

Jorge Amado no Cinema
1979
Premonição
2011
as Seu Antero
O Marajá
1993
as Tato

Barravento Novo
2017

A Promessa de Gerônimo
2012
as Geronimo

Riscados pela Memória
2018
Justino

Sol Sobre a Lama
1963
as Bom Rojão

No Tempo de Glauber
1987
About Antônio Pitanga
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. With 167 credits spanning from 1961 to 2027, Antônio Pitanga has appeared in 127 films and 40 TV shows.
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Most Popular Antônio Pitanga Movies
- Mar Corrente (1967) — as Luiz
- The Fifth Monkey (1990) — as Drunk at the Party
- Milton Gonçalves, Além do Espetáculo (2025) — as Self
- The Man Who Challenged the Devil (2007) — as Preto Velho
- A Terceira Morte de Joaquim Bolívar (2000)
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