Paulo Villaça
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Paulo Barbosa Villaça (Bauru, São Paulo, 1933 — Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, 1992) was a Brazilian actor and theatre director. Villaça worked as a Literature professor, journalist and advertising manager before his breakthrough as an actor in the 1960s. He achieved success by playing the main role in Rogério Sganzerla's "The Red Light Bandit" (1968). During the 1970s, Villaça was married to famous Brazilian actress Marília Pêra. He played parts in over 20 films, being a reconizable figure in productions from the Brazilian Cinema Marginal movement during the 1960s and 1970s. He also had a solid career at the theatre, where he acted in the Teatro Oficina company and played roles in many important plays, such as "Navalha na Carne", "Fala Baixo Senão eu Grito" and "Grande e Pequeno". In TV, he appeared in shows such as Rede Globo's "O Bofe" and Rede Bandeirante's "Os Adolescentes", limited series like "Quem Ama Não Mata" and "Chapadão do Bugre" and soap operas such as "Helena" and "Vale Tudo". His last film was 1992's "Perfume de Gardênia", which paid homage to his iconic role of The Red Light Bandit. He died in Rio de Janeiro from HIV-related health problems, and was buried in São Paulo.
Known for
Credits
Lady on the Bus (1978)
as Malandro
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional (1997)
as Self
O Forte (1977)
Actor
Ajuricaba, o Rebelde da Amazônia (1977)
Actor
The Red Light Bandit (1968)
as Jorginho, o Bandido da Luz Vermelha
The Man in the Black Cape (1986)
as Maragato
Paranóia (1976)
Actor
The Lady from the Shanghai Cinema (1987)
as Desdino
The Long Voyage of the Yellow Bus (2023)
Actor
The Fifth Monkey (1990)
as Mr. Watts
Um Pistoleiro Chamado Caviúna (1972)
Actor
The Rich Are Something Else (1977)
as Rogério
The Woman of Everyone (1969)
as Ramon
OSS 117 Takes a Vacation (1970)
Actor
Prisoner of Rio (1988)
as Dr. Falcao
Nos Embalos de Ipanema (1978)
as André
The Adventures of a Paraíba (1982)
as Miguel
The Torturer (1980)
Actor
The Monsters of Babaloo (1970)
Actor
Sagarana: O Duelo (1974)
as Elias Ruivo
The Giant of America (1980)
Actor
Rio Babilonia (1982)
as Dante
Luz, Câmera, 50 Anos: Anos Dourados - O Filme (2015)
as Joel
Os Senhores da Terra (1970)
Actor
Lucia McCartney, Call Girl (1971)
as Friend
The Pleasure Principle (1979)
as Otávio Menezes
Copacabana Mon Amour (1970)
as Dr. Grilo
The Werewolf: A Midnight Terror (1975)
as Satanás
Scent of Gardenias (1992)
as Bandido
Os Trombadinhas (1979)
as Detetive Bira
Albert, the Rockefeller (1970)
as Conde
República dos Assassinos (1979)
as Erasmo
Eternamente Pagu (1987)
as Thiers Galvão de França
Fulaninha (1986)
as Armando
Perdidos e Malditos (1970)
Actor
The Good Cinema (2021)
Actor
Quincas Borba (1988)
as Quincas Borba
Garden of War (1969)
as Basbaum
Mangúe-Bangúe (1971)
Actor
O Matador (1967)
Actor
Travel and Description of the Guanabara River on the Occasion of Antarctic France (1977)
as Villegagnon
B2 (2001)
as (archive footage)