Leonardo Villar
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
Known For
All Movies (21)
- The Ballroom2007 · as Álvaro
- Leonardo Villar - Um Homem Só2001
- Brave New Land2000 · as Comandante
- Friendly Fire1998 · as Correia
- Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional1997 · as Self
- Enigma de um Dia1996
- Marquesa de Santos1984 · as José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva
- Amor de Perversão1982
- Chick Fowle, Faixa Preta de Cinema1981
- A Madona de Cedro1968 · as Delfino Montiel
- Dangerous Game1967 · as Homero Olmos
- H.O.1967 · as Homero Olmos / Homero de Tal
- Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo1967 · as Self (archive footage
- Amor e Desamor1966 · as Alberto
- O Santo Milagroso1966 · as Pastor Raimundo
- The Big City1966 · as Jasão
- The Hour and Turn of Augusto Matraga1965 · as Augusto Matraga
- Samba1965
- Procura-se Uma Rosa1964
- Lampião, King of the Badlands1963 · as Lampião
- The Given Word1962 · as Zé do Burro
All TV Shows (29)
- Passione2010 · as Antero Gouveia / Giovanni Melatto
- Pé na Jaca2006 · as José Fortuna (Tio Zé)
- Student's Heart2002 · as Ronaldo Rosa
- Family Ties2000 · as Pascoal Gomes
- Serras Azuis1998 · as Ignácio Paiva
- Os Ossos do Barão1997 · as Antenor Camargo Parente de Rendon Pompeo e Taques
- Tocaia Grande1995 · as Coronel Elias Daltro
- Amazônia1991 · as Coronel Peçanha
- Barriga de Aluguel1990 · as Ezequiel Ribeiro
- Desejo1990 · as Dr. Rodrigues
- Mania de Querer1986 · as Professor João Pereira
- Tudo em Cima1985 · as Dr. Robert Krauss
- Santa Marta Fabril1984 · as Fernando
- Marquesa de Santos1984 · as José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva
- Voltei pra Você1983 · as Delegado Rubens
- O Homem Proibido1982 · as Darío Pereira Rodrigues
- Telerromance1981 · as Nestor
- Coração Alado1980 · as Dr. França (Marcelo França)
- Plantão de Polícia1979
- Estúpido Cupido1976 · as Guima (Alcides Guimarães Filho)
- O Grito1975 · as Edgard
- Escalada1975 · as Alberto Silveira
- Os Ossos do Barão1973 · as Miguel
- Uma Rosa com Amor1972 · as Frazão
- O Primeiro Amor1972 · as Luciano (2ª versão)
- Caso Especial1971 · as inspetor
- Os Acorrentados1969 · as Rodrigo
- Os Miseráveis1967 · as Jean Valjean
- A Cor da Sua Pele1965 · as Dudu