Antônio Pitanga

Antônio Luiz Sampaio[1] (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.

[2] He was married to actress Vera Manhães, with whom he had two sons: actress Camila Pitanga and actor Rocco Pitanga.

After their divorce, he married politician Benedita da Silva.

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