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Leonardo Villar

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

Personal information

Birthday

1923-07-25

Birth Place

Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil

Movies and TV shows :

A Madona de Cedro

A Madona de Cedro

1968

6.0

Movie
Amor de Perversão

Amor de Perversão

1982

1.0

Movie
Amor e Desamor

Amor e Desamor

1966

6.6

Movie
poster

Barriga de Aluguel

1990

6.5

TV
Brave New Land

Brave New Land

2000

5.0

Movie
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional

Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional

1997

0.0

Movie
Chick Fowle, Faixa Preta de Cinema

Chick Fowle, Faixa Preta de Cinema

1981

5.0

Movie
poster

Coração Alado

1980

0.0

TV
poster

Coração de Estudante

2002

6.1

TV
Dangerous Game

Dangerous Game

1967

5.2

Movie
poster

Desejo

1990

9.0

TV
Enigma de um Dia

Enigma de um Dia

1996

0.0

Movie
poster

Escalada

1975

6.0

TV
poster

Estúpido Cupido

1976

0.0

TV
poster

Family Ties

2000

6.6

TV
Friendly Fire

Friendly Fire

1998

6.1

Movie
Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo

Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo

1967

7.5

Movie
Lampião, King of the Badlands

Lampião, King of the Badlands

1963

7.5

Movie
Leonardo Villar - Um Homem Só

Leonardo Villar - Um Homem Só

2001

7.0

Movie
poster

Mania de Querer

1986

0.0

TV
O Santo Milagroso

O Santo Milagroso

1966

5.0

Movie
poster

Passione

2010

6.2

TV
poster

Pé na Jaca

2006

9.8

TV
Procura-se Uma Rosa

Procura-se Uma Rosa

1964

0.0

Movie
Samba

Samba

1965

2.6

Movie
The Ballroom

The Ballroom

2007

5.9

Movie
The Big City

The Big City

1966

5.5

Movie
The Given Word

The Given Word

1962

8.1

Movie
The Hour and Turn of Augusto Matraga

The Hour and Turn of Augusto Matraga

1965

7.1

Movie
poster

Voltei pra Você

1983

0.0

TV