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Paulo Villaça
Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil
Paulo Barbosa Villaça (Bauru, São Paulo, 1933 — Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, 1992) was a Brazilian actor and theatre director. Villaça worked as a Literature professor, journa…
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Paulo Barbosa Villaça (Bauru, São Paulo, 1933 — Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, 1992) was a Brazilian actor and theatre director. Villaça worked as a Literature professor, journalist and advertising manager before his breakthrough as an actor in the 1960s. He achieved success by playing the main role in Rogério Sganzerla's "The Red Light Bandit" (1968). During the 1970s, Villaça was married to famous Brazilian actress Marília Pêra. He played parts in over 20 films, being a reconizable figure in productions from the Brazilian Cinema Marginal movement during the 1960s and 1970s. He also had a solid career at the theatre, where he acted in the Teatro Oficina company and played roles in many important plays, such as "Navalha na Carne", "Fala Baixo Senão eu Grito" and "Grande e Pequeno". In TV, he appeared in shows such as Rede Globo's "O Bofe" and Rede Bandeirante's "Os Adolescentes", limited series like "Quem Ama Não Mata" and "Chapadão do Bugre" and soap operas such as "Helena" and "Vale Tudo". His last film was 1992's "Perfume de Gardênia", which paid homage to his iconic role of The Red Light Bandit. He died in Rio de Janeiro from HIV-related health problems, and was buried in São Paulo.
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- 2023
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2021
The Good Cinema
Movie
- 2015
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2001
B2
Movie (archive footage)
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1997
Razor in the Flesh
Movie In Memory Of
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1997
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
Movie Self
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1992
Scent of Gardenias
Movie Bandido
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1991
Killed the Family and Went to the Movies
Movie Assistant Director
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1990
The Fifth Monkey
Movie Mr. Watts
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1989
Colônia Cecília
TV show Delegado Tavares
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1988
Quincas Borba
Movie Quincas Borba
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1988
Vale Tudo
TV show Gustavo Cortez de Mello
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1988
Prisoner of Rio
Movie Dr. Falcao
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1987
The Lady from the Shanghai Cinema
Movie Desdino
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1987
Eternamente Pagu
Movie Thiers Galvão de França
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1987
Helena
TV show Salvador
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1986
Golden Years
TV show Joel
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1986
The Man in the Black Cape
Movie Maragato
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1986
Fulaninha
Movie Armando
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1985
Tudo em Cima
TV show Dr. Ciro Benetti
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1984
A Máfia no Brasil
TV show Alfredo Adauto
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1982
Rio Babilonia
Movie Dante
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1982
Quem Ama Não Mata
TV show Raul
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1982
The Adventures of a Paraíba
Movie Miguel
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1981
The Teenagers
TV show Odilon Castello
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1980
The Giant of America
Movie
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1980
The Torturer
Movie
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1979
República dos Assassinos
Movie Erasmo
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1979
O Transformista
Movie Director
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1979
Os Trombadinhas
Movie Detetive Bira
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1979
The Pleasure Principle
Movie Otávio Menezes
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1978
Lady on the Bus
Movie Malandro
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1978
Nos Embalos de Ipanema
Movie André
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1977
The Rich Are Something Else
Movie Rogério
- 1977
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1977
O Forte
Movie
- 1977
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1976
Paranóia
Movie
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1975
The Werewolf: A Midnight Terror
Movie Satanás
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1974
Sagarana: O Duelo
Movie Elias Ruivo
