Festival. His last film was My Hindu Friend (2016), which stars Willem Dafoe. It recounts the story of a film director close to death. Personal life In 2010, Barbenco married actress Bárbara Paz. He was previously married to Xuxa Lopes and Raquel Arnaud. He was the father of two daughters, Janka Babenco and Myra Arnaud Babenco, from his previous marriages, and also had two grandchildren. Health issues and death In 1994, Babenco fell ill and had to undergo a bone marrow transplant to treat a lymphatic cancer, a diagnosis which he had since he was 38 years old. On July 12, 2016, Babenco was admitted to Hospital Sírio-Libanês to treat sinusitis. The following night, he suffered a cardiac arrest, and died shortly thereafter. Filmography Documentaries Television Acting roles Awards and nominations References External links 1946 births 2016 deaths People from Buenos Aires Argentine emigrants to Brazil Male screenwriters Brazilian film directors Brazilian film producers Brazilian screenwriters Brazilian Jews Brazilian people of Polish-Jewish descent Brazilian people of Ukrainian-Jewish descent Argentine film directors Argentine film producers Argentine screenwriters Argentine Jews Argentine people of Polish-Jewish descent Argentine people of Ukrainian-Jewish descent Jewish Brazilian male actors Jewish Argentine male actors People from Mar del Plata Naturalized citizens of Brazil People with acquired Brazilian citizenship