Héctor Babenco
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Héctor Babenco was an Argentine-Brazilian film director best known for his gritty, character-driven dramas such as "Pixote" and the Oscar-nominated "Kiss of the Spider Woman."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Héctor Babenco canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10678159 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Héctor Babenco Context triple: [At Play in the Fields of the Lord (film), director, Héctor Babenco]
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Alejandro Bustillo
Alejandro Bustillo was a prominent Argentine architect known for his influential early- to mid-20th-century public and institutional buildings, which helped define the architectural landscape of modern Argentina.
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B.
Fernando Trueba
Fernando Trueba is a Spanish film director, screenwriter, and producer known for acclaimed works such as "Belle Époque," which won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
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C.
Guillermo Arriaga
Guillermo Arriaga is a Mexican screenwriter, director, and novelist best known for his nonlinear, multi-strand narratives in films such as "Amores Perros," "21 Grams," and "Babel."
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D.
Néstor Almendros
Néstor Almendros was an acclaimed Spanish-born cinematographer renowned for his naturalistic visual style in films such as "Days of Heaven" and "Kramer vs. Kramer."
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E.
Manuel Garcia-Rulfo
Manuel Garcia-Rulfo is a Mexican actor known for his roles in both Hollywood and Mexican cinema, including ensemble casts in major films and prominent parts in television series.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Héctor Babenco Target entity description: Héctor Babenco was an Argentine-Brazilian film director best known for his gritty, character-driven dramas such as "Pixote" and the Oscar-nominated "Kiss of the Spider Woman."
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A.
Alejandro Bustillo
Alejandro Bustillo was a prominent Argentine architect known for his influential early- to mid-20th-century public and institutional buildings, which helped define the architectural landscape of modern Argentina.
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B.
Fernando Trueba
Fernando Trueba is a Spanish film director, screenwriter, and producer known for acclaimed works such as "Belle Époque," which won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
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C.
Guillermo Arriaga
Guillermo Arriaga is a Mexican screenwriter, director, and novelist best known for his nonlinear, multi-strand narratives in films such as "Amores Perros," "21 Grams," and "Babel."
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D.
Néstor Almendros
Néstor Almendros was an acclaimed Spanish-born cinematographer renowned for his naturalistic visual style in films such as "Days of Heaven" and "Kramer vs. Kramer."
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E.
Manuel Garcia-Rulfo
Manuel Garcia-Rulfo is a Mexican actor known for his roles in both Hollywood and Mexican cinema, including ensemble casts in major films and prominent parts in television series.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film director
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film producer ⓘ human ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 2016 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1970 ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Cannes Film Festival Best Actor Award for William Hurt in Kiss of the Spider Woman (director of film) ⓘ |
| birthName | Héctor Eduardo Babenco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Argentina
ⓘ
Brazil ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1946-02-07 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2016-07-13 ⓘ |
| directed |
At Play in the Fields of the Lord
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Carandiru NERFINISHED ⓘ Ironweed NERFINISHED ⓘ Kiss of the Spider Woman NERFINISHED ⓘ Lucio Flavio, Passenger of the Agony NERFINISHED ⓘ My Hindu Friend NERFINISHED ⓘ Pixote NERFINISHED ⓘ The Past NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Jewish ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
ⓘ
social realism ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Italian neorealism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor | gritty character-driven dramas ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Portuguese
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ |
| name | Héctor Babenco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nominatedFor |
Academy Award for Best Director
ⓘ
Palme d'Or NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
At Play in the Fields of the Lord
NERFINISHED
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Carandiru NERFINISHED ⓘ Ironweed NERFINISHED ⓘ Kiss of the Spider Woman NERFINISHED ⓘ Lucio Flavio, Passenger of the Agony NERFINISHED ⓘ Pixote NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
film director
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film producer ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Mar del Plata, Argentina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | São Paulo, Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | São Paulo, Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Bárbara Paz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | documentary "Babenco: Tell Me When I Die" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Brazil
NERFINISHED
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Héctor Babenco Description of subject: Héctor Babenco was an Argentine-Brazilian film director best known for his gritty, character-driven dramas such as "Pixote" and the Oscar-nominated "Kiss of the Spider Woman."
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.