Acting
Leonardo Villar
1923 · Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil
21 films
Bio
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.
Filmography
The Given Word
Zé do Burro
A Madona de Cedro
Delfino Montiel
H.O.
Homero Olmos / Homero de Tal
Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo
Self (archive footage
The Ballroom
Álvaro
Procura-se Uma Rosa
Chick Fowle, Faixa Preta de Cinema
Lampião, King of the Badlands
Lampião
O Santo Milagroso
Pastor Raimundo
Dangerous Game
Homero Olmos
Amor de Perversão
Leonardo Villar - Um Homem Só