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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...
Known for
Student's HeartSeries • 2002
Barriga de AluguelSeries • 1990
Family TiesSeries • 2000
Pé na JacaSeries • 2006
PassioneSeries • 2010
Большая засадаSeries • 1995
Coração AladoSeries • 1980
Uma Rosa com AmorSeries • 1972
O Primeiro AmorSeries • 1972
EscaladaSeries • 1975
Estúpido CupidoSeries • 1976
AmazôniaSeries • 1991
Voltei pra VocêSeries • 1983
O Homem ProibidoSeries • 1982
Os Ossos do BarãoSeries • 1973
O GritoSeries • 1975
Caso EspecialSeries • 1971
Os Ossos do BarãoSeries • 1997
Obrigado, DoutorSeries • 1981
Serras AzuisSeries • 1998
The Given WordMovie • 1962