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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.
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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.
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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.
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Gender
Male
Birthday
July 25, 1923
Died
July 3, 2020
Birthplace
Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil
Also Known As
Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo
1967
The Big City
1966
Brave New Land
2000
The Hour and Turn of Augusto Matraga
1965
Lampião, King of the Badlands
1963
Procura-se Uma Rosa
1964
A Madona de Cedro
1968
The Ballroom
2007
The Given Word
1962
Chick Fowle, Faixa Preta de Cinema
1981
H.O.
1967
Amor de Perversão
1982
O Santo Milagroso
1966
Friendly Fire
1998
Samba
1965
Dangerous Game
1967
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
1997
Enigma de um Dia
1996
Leonardo Villar - Um Homem Só
2001
Marquesa de Santos
1984
+ 1 more movies
Passione
2010
Coração de Estudante
2002
Coração Alado
1980
Os Ossos do Barão
1973
Family Ties
2000
Telerromance
1981
Mania de Querer
1986
Pé na Jaca
2006
O Primeiro Amor
1972
Barriga de Aluguel
1990
Os Acorrentados
1969
O Grito
1975
Escalada
1975
Uma Rosa com Amor
1972
O Homem Proibido
1982
Os Ossos do Barão
1997
Estúpido Cupido
1976
Caso Especial
1971
Desejo
1990
Plantão de Polícia
1979
+ 7 more TV shows