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 theat...
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Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
As Self
The Ballroom
As Álvaro
The Given Word
As Zé do Burro
Leonardo Villar - Um Homem Só
The Hour and Turn of Augusto Matraga
As Augusto Matraga
Samba
Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo
As Self (archive footage
Friendly Fire
As Correia
Lampião, King of the Badlands
As Lampião
Enigma de um Dia
The Big City
As Jasão
O Santo Milagroso
As Pastor Raimundo
A Madona de Cedro
As Delfino Montiel
Procura-se Uma Rosa
Brave New Land
As Comandante
Dangerous Game
As Homero Olmos
Amor e Desamor
Amor de Perversão
Chick Fowle, Faixa Preta de Cinema
Barriga de Aluguel
As Ezequiel Ribeiro
Coração Alado
As Marcelo França
Escalada
As Alberto Silveira
Pé na Jaca
As José Fortuna (Tio Zé)
Estúpido Cupido
As Alcides Guimarães Filho (Guima)
Passione
As Antero Gouveia / Giovanni Melatto
Desejo
As Dr. Rodrigues
Coração de Estudante
As Ronaldo Rosa
Family Ties
As Pascoal Gomes
Mania de Querer
As Professor João
Voltei pra Você
As Delegado Rubens