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Leonardo Villar

Leonardo Villar

Actor, Director

Born July 25, 1923 in Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil

Died July 3, 2020

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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.

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Trailer do filme Chega de Saudade

O Pagador De Promessas / The Given Word (1962): Cena Final / Final Scene

Filmography

Actor

47

Type

Year

Passione Poster

Passione TV Series2010Antero Gouveia

Chega de Saudade Poster

Chega de Saudade Feature Film2007Álvaro

Pé na Jaca Poster

Pé na Jaca TV Series2006Jose

Student's Hearts Poster

Student's Hearts TV Series2002Ronaldo Rosa

Brave New Land Poster

Brave New Land Feature Film2000Comandante

Family Ties Poster

Family Ties TV Series2000Paschoal

Friendly Fire Poster

Friendly Fire Feature Film1998Correia

Serras Azuis Poster

Serras Azuis TV Series1998Ignácio O'Neill

O Desafio de Elias Mini-Series1997

Os Ossos do Barão Poster

Os Ossos do Barão TV Series1997Antenor

Caligrama Short Film1996

Enigma de um Dia Poster

Enigma de um Dia Short Film1996

Tocaia Grande Poster

Tocaia Grande TV Series1995Elias Daltro

Amazônia Poster

Amazônia TV Series1991Peçanha

Barriga de Aluguel Poster

Barriga de Aluguel TV Series1990Seu Ezequiel Ribeiro

Desire Mini-Series1990Rodrigues

Mania de Querer Poster

Mania de Querer TV Series1986João

Tudo em Cima Poster

Tudo em Cima Mini-Series1985Robert Kraus

Marquesa de Santos Poster

Marquesa de Santos Mini-Series1984José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva

Santa Marta Fabril Poster

Santa Marta Fabril Mini-Series1984

Voltei pra Você Poster

Voltei pra Você TV Series1983Rubens

Amor de Perversão Poster

Amor de Perversão Feature Film1982

O Homem Proibido Poster

O Homem Proibido TV Series1982Dario

O Fiel E a Pedra TV Series1981

Coração Alado Poster

Coração Alado TV Series1980Franca

Estúpido Cupido Poster

Estúpido Cupido TV Series1976Guima

Escalada Poster

Escalada TV Series1975Alberto Silveira

O Crime de Zé Bigorna TV Movie1974Miguel Fará

O Duelo TV Movie1973

Os Ossos do Barão Poster

Os Ossos do Barão TV Series1973Miguel

O Primeiro Amor Poster

O Primeiro Amor TV Series1972Luciano

Uma Rosa Com Amor Poster

Uma Rosa Com Amor TV Series1972Frazão

Acorrentados Poster

Acorrentados TV Series1969Rodrigo

A Madona de Cedro Poster

A Madona de Cedro Feature Film1968Delfino Montiel

Improvisiert und zielbewusst Poster

Improvisiert und zielbewusst Documentary1967Self

Juego peligroso Poster

Juego peligroso Feature Film1967Homero Olmos

O Santo Milagroso Poster

O Santo Milagroso Feature Film1967Pastor Raimundo

Os Miseráveis Poster

Os Miseráveis TV Series1967Jean Valjean

A Grande Cidade ou As Aventuras e Desventuras de Luzia e Seus 3 Amigos Chegados de Longe Poster

A Grande Cidade ou As Aventuras e Desventuras de Luzia e Seus 3 Amigos Chegados de Longe Feature Film1966Jasão

Amor e Desamor Poster

Amor e Desamor Feature Film1966Alberto

A Cor de Sua Pele TV Series1965Dudu

Samba Feature Film1965

The Hour and Turn of Augusto Matraga Poster

The Hour and Turn of Augusto Matraga Feature Film1965Augusto Matraga

Lampiao, King of the Badlands Poster

Lampiao, King of the Badlands Feature Film1964Lampiao

Procura-se uma Rosa Poster

Procura-se uma Rosa Feature Film1964

The Given Word Poster

The Given Word Feature Film1962Zé do Burro

Grande Teatro Tupi Poster

Grande Teatro Tupi TV Series1951

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Aguaceiro Poster

Aguaceiro Documentary2016

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