Leonardo Villar
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Acting Credits
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 ro...
Known For
Filmography
Passione
2010
as Antero Gouveia / Giovanni Melatto
The Ballroom
2007
as Álvaro
Pé na Jaca
2006
as José Fortuna (Tio Zé)
Student's Heart
2002
as Ronaldo Rosa
Leonardo Villar - Um Homem Só
2001
Brave New Land
2000
as Comandante
Family Ties
2000
as Pascoal Gomes
Friendly Fire
1998
as Correia
Serras Azuis
1998
as Ignácio Paiva
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
1997
as Self
Os Ossos do Barão
1997
as Antenor Camargo Parente de Rendon Pompeo e Taques
Enigma de um Dia
1996
Большая засада
1995
as Coronel Elias Daltro
Amazônia
1991
as Coronel Peçanha
Barriga de Aluguel
1990
as Ezequiel Ribeiro
Desejo
1990
as Dr. Rodrigues
Mania de Querer
1986
as Professor João Pereira
Tudo em Cima
1985
as Dr. Robert Krauss
Marquesa de Santos
1984
as José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva
Marquesa de Santos
1984
as José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva
Santa Marta Fabril
1984
as Fernando
Voltei pra Você
1983
as Delegado Rubens
Amor de Perversão
1982
O Homem Proibido
1982
as Darío Pereira Rodrigues
Chick Fowle, Faixa Preta de Cinema
1981
Telerromance
1981
as Nestor Benício
Obrigado, Doutor
1981
Coração Alado
1980
as Dr. França (Marcelo França)
Plantão de Polícia
1979
Estúpido Cupido
1976
as Guima (Alcides Guimarães Filho)
Escalada
1975
as Alberto Silveira
O Grito
1975
as Edgard
Os Ossos do Barão
1973
as Miguel
O Primeiro Amor
1972
as Luciano (2ª versão)
Uma Rosa com Amor
1972
as Frazão
Caso Especial
1971
as inspetor
Os Acorrentados
1969
as Rodrigo
A Madona de Cedro
1968
as Delfino Montiel
Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo
1967
as Self (archive footage
Dangerous Game
1967
as Homero Olmos
H.O.
1967
as Homero Olmos / Homero de Tal
Os Miseráveis
1967
as Jean Valjean
The Big City
1966
as Jasão
O Santo Milagroso
1966
as Pastor Raimundo
Amor e Desamor
1966
as Alberto
The Hour and Turn of Augusto Matraga
1965
as Augusto Matraga
Samba
1965
A Cor da Sua Pele
1965
as Dudu
Procura-se Uma Rosa
1964
Lampião, King of the Badlands
1963
as Lampião
The Given Word
1962
as Zé do Burro