Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
7/25/1923
Place of Birth
Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil
Also Known As
Leonardo MottaЛеонардо Вильярレオナルド・ヴィラール
Leonardo Villar
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 role only came in 1962 as Zé do Burro in Anselmo Duarte's O Pagador de Promessas. He received internat...
Known For
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
as Self
Dangerous Game
as Homero Olmos
Brave New Land
as Comandante
Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo
as Self (archive footage
Friendly Fire
as Correia
The Given Word
as Zé do Burro
The Big City
as Jasão
The Ballroom
as Álvaro
Procura-se Uma Rosa
Unknown Role
Samba
Unknown Role
The Hour and Turn of Augusto Matraga
as Augusto Matraga
Lampião, King of the Badlands
as Lampião
Amor de Perversão
Unknown Role
A Madona de Cedro
as Delfino Montiel
O Santo Milagroso
as Pastor Raimundo
Chick Fowle, Faixa Preta de Cinema
Unknown Role
Amor e Desamor
as Alberto
Leonardo Villar - Um Homem Só
Unknown Role
Marquesa de Santos
as José Bonifácio