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person_profile-Leonardo Villar

Leonardo Villar Died at age: 96

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Leonardo Villar

Date of Birth:

Jul 25, 1923

Country of birth:

Brazil

Died:

Jul 03, 2020

Biography of

Leonardo Villar

    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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Leonardo Villar

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Filmography of

Leonardo Villar

Found 11 Movies in total

The Ballroom

Álvaro ( Actor )

... 2007

... 2001

Brave New Land

Comandante ( Actor )

... 2000

Friendly Fire

Correia ( Actor )

... 1998

Dangerous Game

Homero Olmos ( Actor )

... 1967

O Santo Milagroso

Pastor Raimundo ( Actor )

... 1966

The Big City

Jasão ( Actor )

... 1966

The Hour and Turn of Augusto Matraga

Augusto Matraga ( Actor )

... 1965

Samba

Actor

... 1965

... 1963

The Given Word

Zé do Burro / Donkey Jack ( Actor )

... 1962