FlickList
Leonardo Villar

Leonardo Villar

Actor Jul 25 (died age 96) Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil 1962–2010 (48 year career)
6.5 avg rating

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…

Known For

The Given Word
Film

The Given Word

Zé do Burro
Passione
Film

Passione

Antero Gouveia / Giovanni Melatto
Family Ties
Film

Family Ties

Pascoal Gomes
The Hour and Turn of Augusto Matraga
Film

The Hour and Turn of Augusto Matraga

Augusto Matraga
Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo
Film

Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo

Self (archive footage
Friendly Fire
Film

Friendly Fire

Correia
The Ballroom
Film

The Ballroom

Álvaro
Dangerous Game
Film

Dangerous Game

Homero Olmos

Filmography

Acting (48)

·