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Hector Babenco

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Filmmaker

The Resume

    (February 7, 1946-July 13, 2016)
    Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
    Directed ‘Pixote’ (1980), ‘Kiss of the Spider Woman’ (1985), ‘Ironweed’ (1987), ‘At Play in the Fields of the Lord’ (1991), ‘Foolish Heart’ (1998), ‘Carandiru’ (2003) and ‘My Hindu Friend’ (2015)

Why he might be annoying:

    During filming of ‘Kiss of the Spider Woman,’ his relationship with star William Hurt deteriorated until the two refused to talk to each other, relying on an assistant director as their go-between.
    His Hollywood career ended after ‘Ironweed’ and ‘At Play in the Fields of the Lord’ disappointed at the box office.
    He filmed Kathy Bates nude – full frontal -- in ‘At Play in the Fields of the Lord.’

Why he might not be annoying:

    He was the first Latin American nominated for the Best Director Oscar, for ‘Kiss of the Spider Woman.’
    After becoming so weak that he had to direct part of ‘At Play in the Fields of the Lord’ from a wheelchair, he underwent a successful bone marrow transplant as a treatment for non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (1994).
    His ‘Carandiru’ set a Brazilian box office record for highest-grossing Brazilian-made film.

Credit: C. Fishel


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 11 Votes: 72.73% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 12 Votes: 41.67% Annoying