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Leonardo Villar

Acting
Known For

96 Years Old

Leonardo Villar (born as Leonardo Motta in Piracicaba, São Paulo, on July 25, 1923 - São Paulo, July 3, 2020) was a Brazilian actor. He became internationally known for his performance as Zé do Burro in Anselmo Duarte's O Pagador de Promessas, the only Brazilian film so far awarded with a Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. He started his career at the theater, but later also started acting in film and television. Villar debuted at the theater on the 1950 play Os Pássaros. His first film role only came in 1962 as Zé do Burro in Anselmo Duarte's O Pagador de Promessas. He received international exposure for the role after the film won the Palme d'Or and became the first Brazilian and South American feature nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. In 1965 he debuted on television in the TV Tupi telenovela A Cor de Sua Pele, which tells the story of an interracial relationship. In 1972, he moved to Rede Globo, where he starred in successful shows such as Escalada and Estúpido Cupido. In 2001, after almost 20 years without acting in the theater, he starred in the play A Moratória. In 2008, after eight years without acting in a film, he starred in the critically acclaimed Chega de Saudade. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Born

Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil on 25th July 1923

Died

3rd July 2020

All Credits

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Family Ties
Pascoal Gomes
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Coração de Estudante
Ronaldo Rosa
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Escalada
Alberto Silveira
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Mania de Querer
Professor João
Estúpido Cupido Image
Estúpido Cupido
Alcides Guimarães Filho (Guima)
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Caso Especial
inspetor
Passione Image
Passione
Antero Gouveia / Giovanni Melatto
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Desejo
Dr. Rodrigues
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Pé na Jaca
José Fortuna (Tio Zé)
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Barriga de Aluguel
Ezequiel Ribeiro
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Amazônia
Coronel Peçanha
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Tocaia Grande
Coronel Elias Daltro
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Os Ossos do Barão
Antenor Camargo Parente de Rendon Pompeo e Taques
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Voltei pra Você
Delegado Rubens
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Coração Alado
Marcelo França
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Serras Azuis
Ignácio Paiva
Os Ossos do Barão Image
Os Ossos do Barão
Miguel
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O Primeiro Amor
Luciano (2ª versão)
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Uma Rosa com Amor
Frazão
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O Homem Proibido
Darío Rodrigues
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O Grito
Edgard
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Telerromance
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Os Acorrentados
Rodrigo
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Os Miseráveis
Jean Valjean
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The Given Word
Zé do Burro
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The Hour and Turn of Augusto Matraga
Augusto Matraga
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Friendly Fire
Correia
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Lampião, King of the Badlands
Lampião
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Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo
Self (archive footage
A Cor da Sua Pele Image
A Cor da Sua Pele
Dudu
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Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
Self
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The Ballroom
Álvaro
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Samba
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O Santo Milagroso
Pastor Raimundo
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Dangerous Game
Homero Olmos
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The Big City
Jasão
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Amor de Perversão
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Chick Fowle, Faixa Preta de Cinema
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Procura-se Uma Rosa
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Brave New Land
Comandante
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A Madona de Cedro
Delfino Montiel
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H.O.
Homero Olmos / Homero de Tal
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Marquesa de Santos
José Bonifácio
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Amor e Desamor
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Leonardo Villar - Um Homem Só
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Enigma de um Dia