Leonardo Villar

Leonardo Villar

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. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

  • Title: Leonardo Villar
  • Popularity: 1.609
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1923-07-25
  • Place of Birth: Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil
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  • Also Known As: Leonardo Motta, Леонардо Вильяр
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Leonardo Villar Movies

  • 1997
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    Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional

    Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional

    1 1997 HD

    "Portraits and excerpts from Brazilian films from all times. Actors, directors and images that affirm cinema."

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  • 2007
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    The Ballroom

    The Ballroom

    5.9 2007 HD

    An evening in an old time dance hall in Sao Paulo introduces us to local characters who reminisce about the past, wonder about the future, have fun,...

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  • 1962
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    The Given Word

    The Given Word

    8.1 1962 HD

    Zé is a very poor man whose most prized possession is his donkey. When his donkey falls terminally ill, Zé makes a promise to Saint...

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  • 2001
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    Leonardo Villar - Um Homem Só

    Leonardo Villar - Um Homem Só

    7 2001 HD

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  • 1965
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    The Hour and Turn of Augusto Matraga

    The Hour and Turn of Augusto Matraga

    7.1 1965 HD

    Augusto Matraga is a violent agressive farmer who, after being betrayed by his wife and trapped by several enemies, is bitten up and left for dead,...

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  • 1965
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    Samba

    Samba

    2.6 1965 HD

    Singer Laura Monteiro (Montiel) is murdered by her old protector João Fernandes de Oliveira (Giachetti), who has found out her love affair...

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  • 1967
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    Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo

    Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo

    7.5 1967 HD

    Originally produced for German TV, Improvised and Purposeful is a firsthand look at the "Cinema Novo" movement (otherwise known as the 'Brazilian New...

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  • 1998
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    Friendly Fire

    Friendly Fire

    6.1 1998 HD

    Brazil in the early 70s. Miguel, Eloi, Osvaldo and Paolo take part in armed attacks against the military dictatorship. They pay a heavy price with...

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  • 1963
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    Lampião, King of the Badlands

    Lampião, King of the Badlands

    7.5 1963 HD

    The story of how a quarrel between families set poor farmer Virgulino Ferreira da Silva on the path to become Lampião, the greatest leader of...

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  • 1996
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    Enigma de um Dia

    Enigma de um Dia

    1 1996 HD

    A museum worker - the watchman - motivated by the homonymous painting by Giorgio De Chirico, is introduced, through everyday life, into the...

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  • 1966
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    The Big City

    The Big City

    5.5 1966 HD

    In search of a better life, Luzia leaves the Northeast of Brazil and goes to Rio de Janeiro, looking for her fiance who went first to pave their way....

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  • 1966
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    O Santo Milagroso

    O Santo Milagroso

    5 1966 HD

    A pastor and a priest compete for the religious leadership of the population of a small town. When the pastor tries to prevent his sister's...

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  • 1968
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    A Madona de Cedro

    A Madona de Cedro

    6 1968 HD

    Delfino, a quiet man who lives in Congonhas do Campo, a small historical town in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, is urged by his friend to steal...

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  • 1964
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    Procura-se Uma Rosa

    Procura-se Uma Rosa

    1 1964 HD

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  • 2000
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    Brave New Land

    Brave New Land

    5 2000 HD

    Diogo is a cartographer and artist who is encharged to set the new frontiers of Portuguese Colonies in South America. When he reaches the center of...

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  • 1967
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    Dangerous Game

    Dangerous Game

    5.2 1967 HD

    Two dark-comedy stories involving blackmail, murder and love triangles in Rio de Janeiro

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  • 1966
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    Amor e Desamor

    Amor e Desamor

    6.6 1966 HD

    An existentialist drama that narrates one night in the life of a couple formed by an architect and university professor who has just left his job and...

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  • 1982
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    Amor de Perversão

    Amor de Perversão

    1 1982 HD

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  • 1981
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    Chick Fowle, Faixa Preta de Cinema

    Chick Fowle, Faixa Preta de Cinema

    5 1981 HD

    About English photographer Chick Fowle. Statements by Anselmo Duarte, Leonardo Vilar, Marlene França, Vanja Orico. A film about directors,...

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  • 1990
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    Barriga de Aluguel

    Barriga de Aluguel

    6.5 1990 HD

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  • 1980
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    Coração Alado

    Coração Alado

    1 1980 HD

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  • 1975
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    Escalada

    Escalada

    6 1975 HD

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  • 2006
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    Pé na Jaca

    Pé na Jaca

    9.8 2006 HD

    Pé na Jaca is a Brazilian telenovela that was produced and aired by TV Globo from November 20, 2006 and June 15, 2007. Featured Murilo...

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  • 1976
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    Estúpido Cupido

    Estúpido Cupido

    1 1976 HD

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  • 2010
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    Passione

    Passione

    5.818 2010 HD

    Passíone is a Brazilian telenovela that originally aired on Rede Globo from May 05, 2010 to January 14, 2011. Is created and written by...

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  • 1990
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    Desejo

    Desejo

    9 1990 HD

    Set in the early twentieth century and based on real facts, it tells the love story that led to the murder of one of the greatest Brazilian writers:...

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  • 2002
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    Coração de Estudante

    Coração de Estudante

    6.1 2002 HD

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  • 2000
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    Family Ties

    Family Ties

    6.6 2000 HD

    A mature and successful woman, Helena becomes involved with Edu, who is twenty years her junior. She battles prejudice in order to live her love, but...

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  • 1986
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    Mania de Querer

    Mania de Querer

    1 1986 HD

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