Leonardo Villar
Acting • Born 1923-07-25 – Died 2020-07-03
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
Filmography
48 credits
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
Movie • 1997
Self
The Ballroom
Movie • 2007
Álvaro
The Given Word
Movie • 1962
Zé do Burro
Leonardo Villar - Um Homem Só
Movie • 2001
The Hour and Turn of Augusto Matraga
Movie • 1965
Augusto Matraga
Samba
Movie • 1965
Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo
Movie • 1967
Self (archive footage
Friendly Fire
Movie • 1998
Correia
Lampião, King of the Badlands
Movie • 1963
Lampião
Enigma de um Dia
Movie • 1996
The Big City
Movie • 1966
Jasão
O Santo Milagroso
Movie • 1966
Pastor Raimundo
A Madona de Cedro
Movie • 1968
Delfino Montiel
Procura-se Uma Rosa
Movie • 1964
Brave New Land
Movie • 2000
Comandante
Dangerous Game
Movie • 1967
Homero Olmos
Amor e Desamor
Movie • 1966
Alberto
Amor de Perversão
Movie • 1982
Chick Fowle, Faixa Preta de Cinema
Movie • 1981
Marquesa de Santos
Movie • 1984
José Bonifácio
H.O.
Movie • 1967
Homero Olmos / Homero de Tal
Barriga de Aluguel
TV • 1990
Ezequiel Ribeiro
Coração Alado
TV • 1980
Marcelo França
Escalada
TV • 1975
Alberto Silveira
Pé na Jaca
TV • 2006
José Fortuna (Tio Zé)
Estúpido Cupido
TV • 1976
Guima (Alcides Guimarães Filho)
Passione
TV • 2010
Antero Gouveia / Giovanni Melatto
Desejo
TV • 1990
Dr. Rodrigues
Coração de Estudante
TV • 2002
Ronaldo Rosa
Family Ties
TV • 2000
Pascoal Gomes
Mania de Querer
TV • 1986
Professor João
Voltei pra Você
TV • 1983
Delegado Rubens
Serras Azuis
TV • 1998
Ignácio Paiva
O Homem Proibido
TV • 1982
Darío Rodrigues
Os Ossos do Barão
TV • 1973
Miguel
O Primeiro Amor
TV • 1972
Luciano (2ª versão)
Uma Rosa com Amor
TV • 1972
Frazão
O Grito
TV • 1975
Edgard
Os Ossos do Barão
TV • 1997
Antenor Camargo Parente de Rendon Pompeo e Taques
Telerromance
TV • 1981
Tocaia Grande
TV • 1995
Coronel Elias Daltro
Amazônia
TV • 1991
Coronel Peçanha
Os Acorrentados
TV • 1969
Rodrigo
Os Miseráveis
TV • 1967
Jean Valjean
A Cor da Sua Pele
TV • 1965
Dudu
Caso Especial
TV • 1971
inspetor
Plantão de Polícia
TV • 1979
Marquesa de Santos
TV • 1984
José Bonifácio