Paulo Villaça
Acting
Born: January 1, 1933 · Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil
Died: January 24, 1992 (aged 59)
Highest Rated
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.
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Movies (40)
O Forte
1977
Ajuricaba, o Rebelde da Amazônia
1977
The Fifth Monkey
Mr. Watts
Lady on the Bus
Malandro
The Torturer
1980
Nos Embalos de Ipanema
André
Um Pistoleiro Chamado Caviúna
1972
The Lady from the Shanghai Cinema
Desdino
Sagarana: O Duelo
Elias Ruivo
The Giant of America
1980
The Red Light Bandit
Jorginho, o Bandido da Luz Vermelha
Prisoner of Rio
Dr. Falcao
Copacabana Mon Amour
Dr. Grilo
Scent of Gardenias
Bandido
The Rich Are Something Else
Rogério
Os Trombadinhas
Detetive Bira
OSS 117 Takes a Vacation
1970
The Pleasure Principle
Otávio Menezes
Albert, the Rockefeller
Conde
Fulaninha
Armando
Rio Babilonia
Dante
República dos Assassinos
Erasmo
The Woman of Everyone
Ramon
The Long Voyage of the Yellow Bus
2023
Lucia McCartney, Call Girl
Friend
The Adventures of a Paraíba
Miguel
The Man in the Black Cape
Maragato
Eternamente Pagu
Thiers Galvão de França
Garden of War
Basbaum
Quincas Borba
Quincas Borba
Mangúe-Bangúe
1971
Luz, Câmera, 50 Anos: Anos Dourados - O Filme
Joel
The Monsters of Babaloo
1970
The Werewolf: A Midnight Terror
Satanás
B2
(archive footage)
Os Senhores da Terra
1970
The Good Cinema
2021
O Matador
1967
Travel and Description of the Guanabara River on the Occasion of Antarctic France
Villegagnon
Perdidos e Malditos
1970
TV Shows (10)
Vale Tudo
Gustavo Cortez de Mello · 2 eps
O Bofe
Dr. Paulo · 135 eps
Golden Years
Joel · 20 eps
Helena
Salvador · 162 eps
Super Plá
Cícero · 144 eps
The Teenagers
Odilon Castello · 135 eps
Colônia Cecília
Delegado Tavares · 10 eps
A Máfia no Brasil
Alfredo Adauto · 10 eps
Quem Ama Não Mata
Raul · 20 eps
Tudo em Cima
Dr. Ciro Benetti · 25 eps
