Acting · Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil · Born July 25, 1923
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
TVPassione
2010
as Antero Gouveia / Giovanni Melatto
MovieThe Ballroom
2007
as Álvaro
TVPé na Jaca
2006
as José Fortuna (Tio Zé)
TVStudent's Heart
2002
as Ronaldo Rosa
MovieLeonardo Villar - Um Homem Só
2001
MovieBrave New Land
2000
as Comandante
TVFamily Ties
2000
as Pascoal Gomes
MovieFriendly Fire
1998
as Correia
TVSerras Azuis
1998
as Ignácio Paiva
TVOs Ossos do Barão
1997
as Antenor Camargo Parente de Rendon Pompeo e Taques
MovieCelebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
1997
as Self
Enigma de um Dia
1996
TVTocaia Grande
1995
as Coronel Elias Daltro
TVAmazônia
1991
as Coronel Peçanha
TVBarriga de Aluguel
1990
as Ezequiel Ribeiro
TVDesejo
1990
as Dr. Rodrigues
TVMania de Querer
1986
as Professor João Pereira
TVTudo em Cima
1985
as Dr. Robert Krauss
TVSanta Marta Fabril
1984
as Fernando
MovieMarquesa de Santos
1984
as José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva
TVMarquesa de Santos
1984
as José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva
TVVoltei pra Você
1983
as Delegado Rubens
MovieAmor de Perversão
1982
TVO Homem Proibido
1982
as Darío Pereira Rodrigues
TVTelerromance
1981
as Nestor Benício
MovieChick Fowle, Faixa Preta de Cinema
1981
TVCoração Alado
1980
as Dr. França (Marcelo França)
TVPlantão de Polícia
1979
TVEstúpido Cupido
1976
as Guima (Alcides Guimarães Filho)
TVO Grito
1975
as Edgard
TVEscalada
1975
as Alberto Silveira
TVOs Ossos do Barão
1973
as Miguel
TVUma Rosa com Amor
1972
as Frazão
TVO Primeiro Amor
1972
as Luciano (2ª versão)
TVCaso Especial
1971
as inspetor
Os Acorrentados
1969
as Rodrigo
MovieA Madona de Cedro
1968
as Delfino Montiel
MovieDangerous Game
1967
as Homero Olmos
MovieH.O.
1967
as Homero Olmos / Homero de Tal
TVOs Miseráveis
1967
as Jean Valjean
MovieImprovised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo
1967
as Self (archive footage
MovieAmor e Desamor
1966
as Alberto
MovieO Santo Milagroso
1966
as Pastor Raimundo
MovieThe Big City
1966
as Jasão
A Cor da Sua Pele
1965
as Dudu
MovieThe Hour and Turn of Augusto Matraga
1965
as Augusto Matraga
MovieSamba
1965
MovieProcura-se Uma Rosa
1964
MovieLampião, King of the Badlands
1963
as Lampião
MovieThe Given Word
1962
as Zé do Burro
