Leonardo Villar
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 25, 1923
- Died
- July 3, 2020 (aged 96)
- Birthplace
- Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil
Biography
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
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Filmography
Passione
TV · as Antero Gouveia / Giovanni Melatto · 209 eps
The Ballroom
Movie · as Álvaro
Pé na Jaca
TV · as José Fortuna (Tio Zé) · 179 eps
Student's Heart
TV · as Ronaldo Rosa · 185 eps
Leonardo Villar - Um Homem Só
Movie
Brave New Land
Movie · as Comandante
Family Ties
TV · as Pascoal Gomes · 209 eps
Friendly Fire
Movie · as Correia
Serras Azuis
TV · as Ignácio Paiva · 120 eps
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
Movie · as Self
Os Ossos do Barão
TV · as Antenor Camargo Parente de Rendon Pompeo e Taques · 115 eps
Enigma de um Dia
Movie
Большая засада
TV · as Coronel Elias Daltro · 236 eps
Amazônia
TV · as Coronel Peçanha · 162 eps
Barriga de Aluguel
TV · as Ezequiel Ribeiro · 243 eps
Desejo
TV · as Dr. Rodrigues · 17 eps
Mania de Querer
TV · as Professor João Pereira · 162 eps
Tudo em Cima
TV · as Dr. Robert Krauss · 25 eps
Marquesa de Santos
Movie · as José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva
Marquesa de Santos
TV · as José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva · 52 eps
Santa Marta Fabril
TV · as Fernando · 28 eps
Voltei pra Você
TV · as Delegado Rubens · 140 eps
Amor de Perversão
Movie
O Homem Proibido
TV · as Darío Pereira Rodrigues · 146 eps
Chick Fowle, Faixa Preta de Cinema
Movie
Telerromance
TV · as Nestor Benício · 20 eps
Obrigado, Doutor
TV · 1 ep
Coração Alado
TV · as Dr. França (Marcelo França) · 185 eps
Plantão de Polícia
TV · 1 ep
Estúpido Cupido
TV · as Guima (Alcides Guimarães Filho) · 160 eps
Escalada
TV · as Alberto Silveira · 199 eps
O Grito
TV · as Edgard · 135 eps
Os Ossos do Barão
TV · as Miguel · 127 eps
O Primeiro Amor
TV · as Luciano (2ª versão) · 31 eps
Uma Rosa com Amor
TV · as Frazão · 222 eps
Caso Especial
TV · as inspetor · 1 ep
Os Acorrentados
TV · as Rodrigo · 127 eps
A Madona de Cedro
Movie · as Delfino Montiel
Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo
Movie · as Self (archive footage
Dangerous Game
Movie · as Homero Olmos
H.O.
Movie · as Homero Olmos / Homero de Tal
Os Miseráveis
TV · as Jean Valjean · 71 eps
The Big City
Movie · as Jasão
O Santo Milagroso
Movie · as Pastor Raimundo
Amor e Desamor
Movie · as Alberto
The Hour and Turn of Augusto Matraga
Movie · as Augusto Matraga
Samba
Movie
A Cor da Sua Pele
TV · as Dudu · 63 eps
Procura-se Uma Rosa
Movie
Lampião, King of the Badlands
Movie · as Lampião
The Given Word
Movie · as Zé do Burro