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 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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Movies (21)
The Ballroom
2007 · Álvaro
Leonardo Villar - Um Homem Só
2001
Brave New Land
2000 · Comandante
Friendly Fire
1998 · Correia
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
1997 · Self
Enigma de um Dia
1996
Marquesa de Santos
1984 · José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva
Amor de Perversão
1982
Chick Fowle, Faixa Preta de Cinema
1981
A Madona de Cedro
1968 · Delfino Montiel
Dangerous Game
1967 · Homero Olmos
H.O.
1967 · Homero Olmos / Homero de Tal
Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo
1967 · Self (archive footage
Amor e Desamor
1966 · Alberto
O Santo Milagroso
1966 · Pastor Raimundo
The Big City
1966 · Jasão
The Hour and Turn of Augusto Matraga
1965 · Augusto Matraga
Samba
1965
Procura-se Uma Rosa
1964
Lampião, King of the Badlands
1963 · Lampião
The Given Word
1962 · Zé do Burro
TV shows (30)
Passione
2010 · Antero Gouveia / Giovanni Melatto
Pé na Jaca
2006 · José Fortuna (Tio Zé)
Student's Heart
2002 · Ronaldo Rosa
Family Ties
2000 · Pascoal Gomes
Serras Azuis
1998 · Ignácio Paiva
Os Ossos do Barão
1997 · Antenor Camargo Parente de Rendon Pompeo e Taques
Большая засада
1995 · Coronel Elias Daltro
Amazônia
1991 · Coronel Peçanha
Barriga de Aluguel
1990 · Ezequiel Ribeiro
Desejo
1990 · Dr. Rodrigues
Mania de Querer
1986 · Professor João Pereira
Tudo em Cima
1985 · Dr. Robert Krauss
Santa Marta Fabril
1984 · Fernando
Marquesa de Santos
1984 · José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva
Voltei pra Você
1983 · Delegado Rubens
O Homem Proibido
1982 · Darío Pereira Rodrigues
Telerromance
1981 · Nestor Benício
Obrigado, Doutor
1981
Coração Alado
1980 · Dr. França (Marcelo França)
Plantão de Polícia
1979
Estúpido Cupido
1976 · Guima (Alcides Guimarães Filho)
O Grito
1975 · Edgard
Escalada
1975 · Alberto Silveira
Os Ossos do Barão
1973 · Miguel
Uma Rosa com Amor
1972 · Frazão
O Primeiro Amor
1972 · Luciano (2ª versão)
Caso Especial
1971 · inspetor
Os Acorrentados
1969 · Rodrigo
Os Miseráveis
1967 · Jean Valjean
A Cor da Sua Pele
1965 · Dudu