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