Paulo Villaça

Acting

Paulo Villaça

Overview

Known for
Acting
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Birthday
Jan 01, 1933 (92 years old)
Death date
Jan 24, 1992

Paulo Villaça

Known For

The Long Voyage of the Yellow Bus
7h 12m
Movie 2023

The Long Voyage of the Yellow Bus

For this behemoth, Bressane took his opera omnia and edited...

The Good Cinema
1h 22m
Movie 2021

The Good Cinema

An authentically marginal cinema created in Catholic university in Brazil....

Luz, Câmera, 50 Anos: Anos Dourados - O Filme
1h 56m
Movie 2015

Luz, Câmera, 50 Anos: Anos Dourados - O Filme

Adaptation of the series shown in 1986. Marcos and Lurdinha...

B2
0h 11m
Movie 2001

B2

A short film made with unused footage from The Red...

Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
0h 26m
Movie 1997

Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional

"Portraits and excerpts from Brazilian films from all times. Actors,...

Scent of Gardenias
1h 58m
Movie 1992

Scent of Gardenias

Daniel is a taxi driver who’s married to Adalgisa. When...

Colônia Cecília
TV Show 1989

Colônia Cecília

Quincas Borba
1h 56m
Movie 1988

Quincas Borba

Based on a book by Machado de Assis (1839-1908) and...

Eternamente Pagu
1h 40m
Movie 1987

Eternamente Pagu

Eternamente Pagu is a biographical film about Patrícia Galvão, best...

Helena
0h 50m
TV Show 1987

Helena

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.