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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Known for
Coração de Estudante
Ronaldo Rosa
Coração Alado
Marcelo França
Mania de Querer
Professor João
Telerromance
Caso Especial
inspetor
Family Ties
Pascoal Gomes
Barriga de Aluguel
Ezequiel Ribeiro
Passione
Antero Gouveia / Giovanni Melatto
Pé na Jaca
José Fortuna (Tio Zé)
Escalada
Alberto Silveira
O Grito
Edgard
O Primeiro Amor
Luciano (2ª versão)
Os Ossos do Barão
Antenor Camargo Parente de Rendon Pompeo e Taques
Os Ossos do Barão
Miguel
Os Acorrentados
Rodrigo
Dangerous Game
Homero Olmos
Voltei pra Você
Delegado Rubens
Uma Rosa com Amor
Frazão
Amazônia
Coronel Peçanha
Estúpido Cupido
Alcides Guimarães Filho (Guima)
The Given Word
Zé do Burro
Desejo
Dr. Rodrigues
Marquesa de Santos
José Bonifácio
Tocaia Grande
Coronel Elias Daltro
O Homem Proibido
Darío Rodrigues
Os Miseráveis
Jean Valjean
H.O.
Homero Olmos / Homero de Tal
Plantão de Polícia
The Hour and Turn of Augusto Matraga
Augusto Matraga
Serras Azuis
Ignácio Paiva
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
Self
The Ballroom
Álvaro
A Cor da Sua Pele
Dudu
Amor de Perversão
Samba
The Big City
Jasão
Brave New Land
Comandante
Lampião, King of the Badlands
Lampião
Amor e Desamor
Alberto
Friendly Fire
Correia
Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo
Self (archive footage
Leonardo Villar - Um Homem Só
Chick Fowle, Faixa Preta de Cinema
O Santo Milagroso
Pastor Raimundo
Marquesa de Santos
José Bonifácio
Procura-se Uma Rosa
A Madona de Cedro
Delfino Montiel