Leonardo Villar
Birthday
1923/07/25
Day of death
2020/07/03 (97 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil
Also know as
Leonardo Motta, Леонардо Вильяр
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 ro...Read more
Acting
(1997) Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
as Self
(2007) The Ballroom
as Álvaro
(1962) The Given Word
as Zé do Burro
(2001) Leonardo Villar - Um Homem Só
as ---
(1965) The Hour and Turn of Augusto Matraga
as Augusto Matraga
(1965) Samba
as ---
(1967) Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo
as Self (archive footage
(1998) Friendly Fire
as Correia
(1963) Lampião, King of the Badlands
as Lampião
(1996) Enigma de um Dia
as ---
(1966) The Big City
as Jasão
(1966) O Santo Milagroso
as Pastor Raimundo
(1968) A Madona de Cedro
as Delfino Montiel
(1964) Procura-se Uma Rosa
as ---
(2000) Brave New Land
as Comandante
(1967) Dangerous Game
as Homero Olmos
(1966) Amor e Desamor
as ---
(1982) Amor de Perversão
as ---
(1981) Chick Fowle, Faixa Preta de Cinema
as ---
(1984) Marquesa de Santos
as José Bonifácio
(1990) Barriga de Aluguel
as Ezequiel Ribeiro
(1980) Coração Alado
as Marcelo França
(1975) Escalada
as Alberto Silveira
(2006) Pé na Jaca
as José Fortuna (Tio Zé)
(1976) Estúpido Cupido
as Alcides Guimarães Filho (Guima)
(2010) Passione
as Antero Gouveia / Giovanni Melatto
(1990) Desejo
as Dr. Rodrigues
(2002) Coração de Estudante
as Ronaldo Rosa
(2000) Family Ties
as Pascoal Gomes
(1986) Mania de Querer
as Professor João
(1983) Voltei pra Você
as Delegado Rubens
(1998) Serras Azuis
as Ignácio Paiva