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 divorced, he married politician Benedita da Silva. Selected filmography Films Barravento (1962) O Pagador de Promessas (1962) The Guns (1964) My Home Is Copacabana (1965) Joanna Francesa (1973) The Age of the Earth (1980) Quilombo (1984) La Mansión de Araucaima (1986) Eternamente Pagú (1988) Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion (2000) O Homem Que Desafiou o Diabo (2007) Lula, The Son of Brasil (2009) I'd Receive the Worst News from Your Beautiful Lips (2011) Memory House (2020) Television Pantanal (1990) A Próxima Vítima (1995) O Clone (2001) Celebridade (2003) The Mutants: Pathways of the Heart (2008) Cama de Gato (2009) Rebelde (2011) References External links 1939 births Living people People from Salvador, Bahia Afro-Brazilian male actors Brazilian male film actors Brazilian male stage actors Brazilian male television actors 20th-century Brazilian male actors 21st-century Brazilian male actors