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Known For
Acting
Birthday
January 1, 1933
Died
January 24, 1992
Place of Birth
Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil
Paulo Villaça
0.4 Popularity
Biography
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
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The Long Voyage of the Yellow Bus
2023
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The Good Cinema
2021
6.3
Joel
Luz, Câmera, 50 Anos: Anos Dourados - O Filme
2015
6.0
(archive footage)
B2
2001
0.0
Self
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
1997
5.8
Bandido
Scent of Gardenias
1992
9.0
Mr. Watts
The Fifth Monkey
1990
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0.0
Delegado Tavares
Colônia Cecília
1989
3.0
Quincas Borba
Quincas Borba
1988
6.0
Dr. Falcao
Prisoner of Rio
1988
Credits
The Long Voyage of the Yellow Bus
2023
9.0
The Good Cinema
2021
0.0
Luz, Câmera, 50 Anos: Anos Dourados - O Filme
as Joel
2015
6.3
B2
as (archive footage)
2001
6.0
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
as Self
1997
0.0
Scent of Gardenias
as Bandido
1992
5.8
The Fifth Monkey
as Mr. Watts
1990
9.0
🎬
Colônia Cecília
as Delegado Tavares
1989
0.0
Quincas Borba
as Quincas Borba
1988
3.0
Prisoner of Rio
as Dr. Falcao
1988
6.0
The Lady from the Shanghai Cinema
as Desdino
1987
5.3
Eternamente Pagu
as Thiers Galvão de França
1987
6.2
Helena
as Salvador
1987
7.0
Golden Years
as Joel
1986
7.4
The Man in the Black Cape
as Maragato
1986
7.0
Fulaninha
as Armando
1986
4.5
A Máfia no Brasil
1984
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Rio Babilonia
as Dante
1982
5.1
Quem Ama Não Mata
as Raul
1982
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The Adventures of a Paraíba
as Miguel
1982
1.0
O Gigante da América
1980
5.2
The Torturer
1980
4.1
República dos Assassinos
as Erasmo
1979
4.7
Os Trombadinhas
as Detetive Bira
1979
6.2
The Pleasure Principle
as Otávio Menezes
1979
4.1
Lady on the Bus
as Malandro
1978
5.2
Nos Embalos de Ipanema
as André
1978
4.3
The Rich Are Something Else
as Rogério
1977
3.4
Ajuricaba, o Rebelde da Amazônia
1977
0.0
O Forte
1977
0.0
Travel and Description of the Guanabara River on the Occasion of Antarctic France
as Villegagnon
1977
6.0
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Paranóia
1976
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The Werewolf: A Midnight Terror
as Satanás
1975
5.0
Sagarana: O Duelo
as Elias Ruivo
1974
5.5
Um Pistoleiro Chamado Caviúna
1972
0.0
O Bofe
as Dr. Paulo
1972
0.0
Lucia McCartney, Call Girl
as Friend
1971
4.3
Mangúe-Bangúe
1971
4.8
Copacabana Mon Amour
as Dr. Grilo
1970
7.0
OSS 117 Takes a Vacation
1970
4.0
Albert, the Rockefeller
as Conde
1970
5.0
The Monsters of Babaloo
1970
6.6
Perdidos e Malditos
1970
4.8
Os Senhores da Terra
1970
5.0
Super Plá
as Cícero
1969
9.6
The Woman of Everyone
as Ramon
1969
7.7
Garden of War
as Basbaum
1969
7.1
The Red Light Bandit
as Jorginho, o Bandido da Luz Vermelha
1968
7.7
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Ana
1968
0.0
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O Jardineiro Espanhol
1967
0.0
O Matador
1967
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