Leonardo Villar
Acting
Born July 25, 1923 · Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil
Biography
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 internat…
Known For · 40 titles
Tocaia Grande
Family Ties
Amazônia
Pé na Jaca
Telerromance
Student's Heart
Coração Alado
Barriga de Aluguel
Passione
O Primeiro Amor
Serras Azuis
Uma Rosa com Amor
Escalada
O Homem Proibido
Os Ossos do Barão
O Grito
Os Ossos do Barão
Estúpido Cupido
Os Acorrentados
Voltei pra Você
Caso Especial
Mania de Querer
Plantão de Polícia
Os Miseráveis
Marquesa de Santos
Obrigado, Doutor
A Cor da Sua Pele
Tudo em Cima
Desejo
Santa Marta Fabril
Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo
The Given Word
Dangerous Game
Lampião, King of the Badlands
Amor de Perversão
Chick Fowle, Faixa Preta de Cinema
Brave New Land
The Ballroom
H.O.
Amor e Desamor