Leonardo Villar
Actor
Born July 25, 1923 in 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.
Filmography
Passione
Antero Gouveia / Giovanni Melatto
The Ballroom
Álvaro
Pé na Jaca
José Fortuna (Tio Zé)
Student's Heart
Ronaldo Rosa
Leonardo Villar - Um Homem Só
Brave New Land
Comandante
Family Ties
Pascoal Gomes
Friendly Fire
Correia
Serras Azuis
Ignácio Paiva
Os Ossos do Barão
Antenor Camargo Parente de Rendon Pompeo e Taques
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
Self
Tocaia Grande
Coronel Elias Daltro
Amazônia
Coronel Peçanha
Barriga de Aluguel
Ezequiel Ribeiro
Desejo
Dr. Rodrigues
Mania de Querer
Professor João Pereira
Tudo em Cima
Dr. Robert Krauss
Santa Marta Fabril
Fernando
Marquesa de Santos
José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva
Marquesa de Santos
José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva
Voltei pra Você
Delegado Rubens
Amor de Perversão
O Homem Proibido
Darío Pereira Rodrigues
Telerromance
Nestor Benício
Chick Fowle, Faixa Preta de Cinema
Coração Alado
Dr. França (Marcelo França)
Plantão de Polícia
Estúpido Cupido
Guima (Alcides Guimarães Filho)
O Grito
Edgard
Escalada
Alberto Silveira
Os Ossos do Barão
Miguel
Uma Rosa com Amor
Frazão
O Primeiro Amor
Luciano (2ª versão)
Caso Especial
inspetor
A Madona de Cedro
Delfino Montiel
Dangerous Game
Homero Olmos
H.O.
Homero Olmos / Homero de Tal
Os Miseráveis
Jean Valjean
Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo
Self (archive footage
Amor e Desamor
Alberto
O Santo Milagroso
Pastor Raimundo
The Big City
Jasão
The Hour and Turn of Augusto Matraga
Augusto Matraga
Samba
Procura-se Uma Rosa
Lampião, King of the Badlands
Lampião
The Given Word
Zé do Burro