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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
July 25, 1923
Died
July 3, 2020
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
Leonardo Villar
0.2 Popularity
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
6.7
Antero Gouveia / Giovanni Melatto
Passione
2010
5.9
Álvaro
The Ballroom
2007
7.1
José Fortuna (Tio Zé)
Pé na Jaca
2006
6.1
Ronaldo Rosa
Coração de Estudante
2002
7.0
Leonardo Villar - Um Homem Só
2001
5.2
Comandante
Brave New Land
2000
7.2
Pascoal Gomes
Family Ties
2000
6.1
Correia
Friendly Fire
1998
🎬
0.0
Ignácio Paiva
Serras Azuis
1998
9.0
Antenor Camargo Parente de Rendon Pompeo e Taques
Os Ossos do Barão
1997
Credits
Passione
as Antero Gouveia / Giovanni Melatto
2010
6.7
The Ballroom
as Álvaro
2007
5.9
Pé na Jaca
as José Fortuna (Tio Zé)
2006
7.1
Coração de Estudante
as Ronaldo Rosa
2002
6.1
Leonardo Villar - Um Homem Só
2001
7.0
Brave New Land
as Comandante
2000
5.2
Family Ties
as Pascoal Gomes
2000
7.2
Friendly Fire
as Correia
1998
6.1
🎬
Serras Azuis
as Ignácio Paiva
1998
0.0
Os Ossos do Barão
as Antenor Camargo Parente de Rendon Pompeo e Taques
1997
9.0
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
as Self
1997
0.0
🎬
Enigma de um Dia
1996
0.0
🎬
Tocaia Grande
as Coronel Elias Daltro
1995
0.0
Amazônia
as Coronel Peçanha
1991
6.0
Barriga de Aluguel
as Ezequiel Ribeiro
1990
6.5
Desejo
as Dr. Rodrigues
1990
9.0
Mania de Querer
as Professor João
1986
7.0
Marquesa de Santos
as José Bonifácio
1984
6.0
Voltei pra Você
as Delegado Rubens
1983
7.0
Amor de Perversão
1982
1.0
O Homem Proibido
as Darío Rodrigues
1982
6.0
🎬
Telerromance
1981
0.0
Chick Fowle, Faixa Preta de Cinema
1981
5.0
Coração Alado
as Marcelo França
1980
8.0
Estúpido Cupido
as Alcides Guimarães Filho (Guima)
1976
8.0
O Grito
as Edgard
1975
8.0
Escalada
as Alberto Silveira
1975
6.0
Os Ossos do Barão
as Miguel
1973
8.0
Uma Rosa com Amor
as Frazão
1972
8.0
O Primeiro Amor
as Luciano (2ª versão)
1972
7.8
Caso Especial
as inspetor
1971
6.0
Os Acorrentados
as Rodrigo
1969
0.0
A Madona de Cedro
as Delfino Montiel
1968
6.0
Dangerous Game
as Homero Olmos
1967
5.2
🎬
H.O.
as Homero Olmos / Homero de Tal
1967
0.0
Os Miseráveis
as Jean Valjean
1967
0.0
Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo
as Self (archive footage
1967
7.5
🎬
Amor e Desamor
1966
6.6
O Santo Milagroso
as Pastor Raimundo
1966
5.0
The Big City
as Jasão
1966
5.7
A Cor da Sua Pele
as Dudu
1965
0.0
The Hour and Turn of Augusto Matraga
as Augusto Matraga
1965
7.1
Samba
1965
2.6
Procura-se Uma Rosa
1964
0.0
Lampião, King of the Badlands
as Lampião
1963
7.5
The Given Word
as Zé do Burro
1962
8.1