Leonardo Villar

Born

July 25, 1923

Died

July 3, 2020 (96 years old)

Known For

Acting

Place of Birth

Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil

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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Passione

Passione

Antero Gouveia / Giovanni Melatto · (209 episodes)

6.7

2010

The Ballroom

The Ballroom

Álvaro

5.9

2007

Pé na Jaca

Pé na Jaca

José Fortuna (Tio Zé) · (179 episodes)

7.1

2006

Coração de Estudante

Coração de Estudante

Ronaldo Rosa · (185 episodes)

6.1

2002

Leonardo Villar - Um Homem Só

Leonardo Villar - Um Homem Só

7.0

2001

Brave New Land

Brave New Land

Comandante

5.2

2000

Family Ties

Family Ties

Pascoal Gomes · (209 episodes)

7.2

2000

Friendly Fire

Friendly Fire

Correia

6.1

1998

Serras Azuis

Ignácio Paiva · (1 episode)

0.0

1998

Os Ossos do Barão

Os Ossos do Barão

Antenor Camargo Parente de Rendon Pompeo e Taques · (1 episode)

9.0

1997

Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional

Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional

Self

0.0

1997

Enigma de um Dia

0.0

1996

Tocaia Grande

Coronel Elias Daltro · (1 episode)

0.0

1995

Amazônia

Amazônia

Coronel Peçanha · (2 episodes)

6.0

1991

Barriga de Aluguel

Barriga de Aluguel

Ezequiel Ribeiro · (243 episodes)

6.5

1990

Desejo

Desejo

Dr. Rodrigues · (17 episodes)

9.0

1990

Mania de Querer

Mania de Querer

Professor João · (162 episodes)

7.0

1986

Marquesa de Santos

Marquesa de Santos

José Bonifácio

6.0

1984

Voltei pra Você

Voltei pra Você

Delegado Rubens · (1 episode)

7.0

1983

Amor de Perversão

Amor de Perversão

1.0

1982

O Homem Proibido

O Homem Proibido

Darío Rodrigues · (146 episodes)

6.0

1982

Telerromance

(20 episodes)

0.0

1981

Chick Fowle, Faixa Preta de Cinema

Chick Fowle, Faixa Preta de Cinema

5.0

1981

Coração Alado

Coração Alado

Marcelo França · (185 episodes)

8.0

1980

Estúpido Cupido

Estúpido Cupido

Alcides Guimarães Filho (Guima) · (160 episodes)

8.0

1976

O Grito

O Grito

Edgard · (135 episodes)

8.0

1975

Escalada

Escalada

Alberto Silveira · (197 episodes)

6.0

1975

Os Ossos do Barão

Os Ossos do Barão

Miguel · (127 episodes)

8.0

1973

Uma Rosa com Amor

Uma Rosa com Amor

Frazão · (222 episodes)

8.0

1972

O Primeiro Amor

O Primeiro Amor

Luciano (2ª versão) · (31 episodes)

7.8

1972

Os Acorrentados

Os Acorrentados

Rodrigo · (127 episodes)

0.0

1969

A Madona de Cedro

A Madona de Cedro

Delfino Montiel

6.0

1968

Dangerous Game

Dangerous Game

Homero Olmos

5.2

1967

H.O.

Homero Olmos / Homero de Tal

0.0

1967

Os Miseráveis

Os Miseráveis

Jean Valjean · (71 episodes)

0.0

1967

Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo

Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo

Self (archive footage

7.5

1967

Amor e Desamor

6.6

1966

O Santo Milagroso

O Santo Milagroso

Pastor Raimundo

5.0

1966

The Big City

The Big City

Jasão

5.7

1966

A Cor da Sua Pele

A Cor da Sua Pele

Dudu · (63 episodes)

0.0

1965

The Hour and Turn of Augusto Matraga

The Hour and Turn of Augusto Matraga

Augusto Matraga

7.1

1965

Samba

Samba

2.6

1965

Procura-se Uma Rosa

Procura-se Uma Rosa

0.0

1964

Lampião, King of the Badlands

Lampião, King of the Badlands

Lampião

7.5

1963

The Given Word

The Given Word

Zé do Burro

8.1

1962