Leonardo Villar

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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

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2010
Passione
TV show Antero Gouveia / Giovanni Melatto
2007
The Ballroom
Movie Álvaro
2006
Pé na Jaca
TV show José Fortuna (Tio Zé)
2002
Student's Heart
TV show Ronaldo Rosa
2001
Leonardo Villar - Um Homem Só
Movie
2000
Brave New Land
Movie Comandante
2000
Family Ties
TV show Pascoal Gomes
1998
Friendly Fire
Movie Correia
1998
Serras Azuis
TV show Ignácio Paiva
1997
Os Ossos do Barão
TV show Antenor Camargo Parente de Rendon Pompeo e Taques
1997
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
Movie Self
1996
Enigma de um Dia
Movie
1995
Большая засада
TV show Coronel Elias Daltro
1991
Amazônia
TV show Coronel Peçanha
1990
Barriga de Aluguel
TV show Ezequiel Ribeiro
1990
Desejo
TV show Dr. Rodrigues