Leonardo Villar
Known for Acting · 50 credits
- Born
- 1923-07-25
- Died
- 2020-07-03
- Place of birth
- Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil
- Also known as
- Leonardo Motta · Леонардо Вильяр · レオナルド・ヴィラール · 莱昂纳多·维拉尔 · 레오나르도 빌라르 · लियोनार्डो विलर
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.
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Known For
TV Shows (29)
Family Ties
2000
as Pascoal Gomes
Escalada
1975
as Alberto Silveira
Uma Rosa com Amor
1972
as Frazão
Estúpido Cupido
1976
as Guima (Alcides Guimarães Filho)
O Primeiro Amor
1972
as Luciano (2ª versão)
O Grito
1975
as Edgard
Student's Heart
2002
as Ronaldo Rosa
Pé na Jaca
2006
as José Fortuna (Tio Zé)
Mania de Querer
1986
as Professor João Pereira
Tocaia Grande
1995
as Coronel Elias Daltro
Os Ossos do Barão
1997
as Antenor Camargo Parente de Rendon Pompeo e Taques
Telerromance
1981
as Nestor Benício
Passione
2010
as Antero Gouveia / Giovanni Melatto
Os Acorrentados
1969
as Rodrigo
Os Ossos do Barão
1973
as Miguel
Barriga de Aluguel
1990
as Ezequiel Ribeiro
Caso Especial
1971
as inspetor
Amazônia
1991
as Coronel Peçanha
Coração Alado
1980
as Dr. França (Marcelo França)
Marquesa de Santos
1984
as José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva
O Homem Proibido
1982
as Darío Pereira Rodrigues
Voltei pra Você
1983
as Delegado Rubens
Serras Azuis
1998
as Ignácio Paiva
Os Miseráveis
1967
as Jean Valjean
Plantão de Polícia
1979
Santa Marta Fabril
1984
as Fernando
Desejo
1990
as Dr. Rodrigues
Tudo em Cima
1985
as Dr. Robert Krauss
A Cor da Sua Pele
1965
as Dudu
Movies (21)
Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo
1967
as Self (archive footage
The Given Word
1962
as Zé do Burro
The Ballroom
2007
as Álvaro
Amor e Desamor
1966
as Alberto
Brave New Land
2000
as Comandante
Lampião, King of the Badlands
1963
as Lampião
Dangerous Game
1967
as Homero Olmos
H.O.
1967
as Homero Olmos / Homero de Tal
Procura-se Uma Rosa
1964
O Santo Milagroso
1966
as Pastor Raimundo
Amor de Perversão
1982
Leonardo Villar - Um Homem Só
2001
A Madona de Cedro
1968
as Delfino Montiel
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
1997
as Self
Samba
1965
The Big City
1966
as Jasão
The Hour and Turn of Augusto Matraga
1965
as Augusto Matraga
Chick Fowle, Faixa Preta de Cinema
1981
Marquesa de Santos
1984
as José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva
Friendly Fire
1998
as Correia
Enigma de um Dia
1996
About 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 Dua… With 50 credits spanning from 1962 to 2010, Leonardo Villar has appeared in 21 films and 29 TV shows.
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- Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo (1967) — as Self (archive footage
- The Given Word (1962) — as Zé do Burro
- The Ballroom (2007) — as Álvaro
- Amor e Desamor (1966) — as Alberto
- Brave New Land (2000) — as Comandante
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