Paulo Villaça
Personal Info
Known For Actor
Gender Male
Birthday 1933-01-01
Deathday 1992-01-24 (59 years old)
Place of Birth Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil
Paulo Villaça
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
Actor
as (archive footage)
as Bandido
as Mr. Watts
as Delegado Tavares
as Quincas Borba
as Dr. Falcao
as Desdino
as Thiers Galvão de França
as Salvador
as Maragato
as Armando
as Joel
as Dante
as Miguel
as Raul
as Erasmo
as Detetive Bira
as Otávio Menezes
as Malandro
as André
as Rogério
as Elias Ruivo
as Friend
as Dr. Grilo
as Conde
as Ramon
as Jorginho, o Bandido da Luz Vermelha
as Basbaum
Director
as Assistant Director
as Director
Crew
as In Memory Of
Producer
as Associate Producer