Héctor Babenco Photo: Caiodovalle
Héctor Babenco, the Argentine-born Brazilian director who became the first Latin American to be nominated for a Best Director Oscar in 1986, with Kiss Of The Spider Woman, has died at the age of 70. He reportedly suffered a heart attack in Sao Paolo on Wednesday night.
Babenco, who survived a bone marrow transplant to treat lymphatic cancer in 1994, made 13 films over the course of his career and also appeared as an actor in two, The Venice Project and Before Night Falls.
He was known for taking on the establishment, using his films to speak out about poverty, the treatment of gay people, and the brutality of the military dictatorship and once said: ""My strongest impulse has always been to flee from definitions, flags, and ideologies."
His last film, My Hindu Friend, starred Willem Dafoe in the role of a terminally ill film director. He is survived by.
Héctor Babenco, the Argentine-born Brazilian director who became the first Latin American to be nominated for a Best Director Oscar in 1986, with Kiss Of The Spider Woman, has died at the age of 70. He reportedly suffered a heart attack in Sao Paolo on Wednesday night.
Babenco, who survived a bone marrow transplant to treat lymphatic cancer in 1994, made 13 films over the course of his career and also appeared as an actor in two, The Venice Project and Before Night Falls.
He was known for taking on the establishment, using his films to speak out about poverty, the treatment of gay people, and the brutality of the military dictatorship and once said: ""My strongest impulse has always been to flee from definitions, flags, and ideologies."
His last film, My Hindu Friend, starred Willem Dafoe in the role of a terminally ill film director. He is survived by.
- 7/15/2016
- by Jennie Kermode
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
David Arquette and Ben Harper have shut down their clothing store in California to concentrate on launching their brand across the U.S. The two celebrity pals have been selling their line Propr in a Venice, California store since last July, 2009.
But, after six months in business, the pair has decided to move their business venture across America to explore new opportunities. A spokesperson for Arquette tells RadarOnline.com the friends are planning to "focus on other aspects of building our brand and look forward to opening stores on the East Coast."
The Venice project was never meant to be a permanent fixture; last year 2009, Arquette told WENN, "It'll be a pop-up shop." The success of the brand prompted the celebrity pals to keep the store open longer than they had originally planned.
But, after six months in business, the pair has decided to move their business venture across America to explore new opportunities. A spokesperson for Arquette tells RadarOnline.com the friends are planning to "focus on other aspects of building our brand and look forward to opening stores on the East Coast."
The Venice project was never meant to be a permanent fixture; last year 2009, Arquette told WENN, "It'll be a pop-up shop." The success of the brand prompted the celebrity pals to keep the store open longer than they had originally planned.
- 1/5/2010
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
David Arquette and Ben Harper have shut down their clothing store in California to concentrate on launching their brand across the U.S.
The two celebrity pals have been selling their line Propr in a Venice, California store since last July.
But, after six months in business, the pair has decided to move their business venture across America to explore new opportunities.
A spokesperson for Arquette tells RadarOnline.com the friends are planning to "focus on other aspects of building our brand and look forward to opening stores on the East Coast."
The Venice project was never meant to be a permanent fixture; last year, Arquette told WENN, "It'll be a pop-up shop."
The success of the brand prompted the celebrity pals to keep the store open longer than they had originally planned.
The two celebrity pals have been selling their line Propr in a Venice, California store since last July.
But, after six months in business, the pair has decided to move their business venture across America to explore new opportunities.
A spokesperson for Arquette tells RadarOnline.com the friends are planning to "focus on other aspects of building our brand and look forward to opening stores on the East Coast."
The Venice project was never meant to be a permanent fixture; last year, Arquette told WENN, "It'll be a pop-up shop."
The success of the brand prompted the celebrity pals to keep the store open longer than they had originally planned.
- 1/5/2010
- WENN
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