José Wilker
José Wilker Almeida (20 August 1944 – 5 April 2014) was a Brazilian film, stage, and television actor and director. The actor gained fame in telenovelas like Roque Santeiro (1985), but became known internationally for his role as Vadinho, the husband who returns from the dead to tempt Sônia Braga's character in the movie Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands (1976).
Medicine Man
as Dr. Miguel OrnegaAn eccentric scientist in the Amazon jungle rejects his research assistant for being a woman,...
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Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands
as Valdomiro 'Vadinho' Santos GuimarãesAfter the death of her handsome but good-for-nothing husband Vadinho, Flor, a widow, marries Dr....
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Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
as Self"Portraits and excerpts from Brazilian films from all times. Actors, directors and images that...
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The Man of the Year
as SílvioMaiquél has lost a bet and dyed his hair blond. This seemingly innocuous event triggers a...
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Guerra de Canudos
as Antônio ConselheiroAt the end of the 19th century, a poor family comes to the rural Canudos, a community led by...
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Xica
as Conde ValadaresThe romanced story of Xica da Silva, a slave that used her "feminine atributes" in order to get...
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Romance
as DaniloDuring a remake of the play Tristan and Isolde, actors Peter and Ana fall in love. While the...
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The Well Beloved One
as Zeca DiaboBased on the homonymous work of Dias Gomes , The Well Beloved tells the story of the mayor...
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Elvis & Madonna
as PachecãoIn Copacabana, lesbian photographer Elvis is hired to deliver pizzas in the night shift on her...
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The Deceased
as (uncredited)After visiting a fortune teller, Zulmira is informed that a blonde woman will threaten her...
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Subway to the Stars
as ProfessorIn this highly stylized Brazilian drama a sax player fondly remembers one wonderful night spent...
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Little Book of Love
as AlaorLuiza is an architect who just got out of a ruinous relationship. Gabriel is a biologist and he...
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Bye Bye Brazil
as Lorde CiganoThe Caravana Rolidei rolls into town with the Gypsy Lord at the mike: he does magic tricks, the...
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Bonitinha mas Ordinária
as EdgarThe youngest daughter of a rich man has been raped by five black men in the slums of Rio de...
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Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion
as DonizettiThe film tells the story of an intuitive, adventurous man who loved his country and being...
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Dead in the Water
as FatherYoung, rich, and randy Gloria (Dominique Swain) takes the family motorboat for some fun in the...
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The Greatest Love of All
as AntônioAntônio is an astrophysicist who has just found out he has an inoperable brain tumor. After...
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Sexo com Amor?
as JorgeThree children are caught in school with an erotic book. His parents are called by the...
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Golden Oldies 2
as JucaThe heroes of Golden Oldies 1— Juca, PR, and Montanha — are back, following different routes....
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The Time and Turn of Augusto Matraga
as Joãozinho Bem-BemBased on Guimarães Rosa's (classic Brazilian author) short story, the movie tells the story of...
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Redeemer
as Dr. SabóiaCélio Rocha believes he was assigned by God Himself a difficult mission: to persuade his...
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Golden Oldies
as JucaFour friends who only think about enjoying life, with big parties, women and drinks, are...
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Isolados
as Dr. FaustoA couple, Lauro and Renata, travels to a remote area surrounded by rain forest in Rio De...
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Leila Diniz
as Henrique MartinsThe life of Brazilian actress Leila Diniz.
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Solidão: Uma Linda História de Amor
as uncreditedPedro, a poor Portuguese immigrant, comes to Brazil to try to change his life, but ends up...
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The Conspirators
as TiradentesThe real story of the failed attempt of an independence coup by a group of intellectuals and...
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Viva Sapato!
as FernandoA light-hearted and high-spirited story, full of spice, sensuality and romance, Viva Zapato...
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For All - O Trampolim da Vitória
as Giancarlo Sandrini1943, World War II. The northeastern coast of Brazil is an strategic region for the Allies....
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Doida Demais
as NoéShady and beautiful art dealer involves her former lover and an art expert in a scheme to...
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Brazilian Cinema in the 20th Century
as SelfTwo years of research and visits to collections, cinematheques and museums; almost seventy...
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Batalha dos Guararapes
as João Fernandes VieiraIn the early 17th century, the Dutch have occupied Bom Jesus village, the last native stronghold...
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On Borrowed Time
as TorturadorDuring the Brazilian military government, journalist Estêvão is sent from Rio de Janeiro to...
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Giovanni Improtta
as Giovanni ImprottaGiovanni Improtta is a criminal who wants to climb the social ladder and become a law-abiding...
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The Man in the Black Cape
as Tenório CavalcantiBiography of Brazilian congressman Tenório Cavalcanti, who used to appear in public carrying a...
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Lovely Child
as ÁlvaroMaria is a sweet child. She hasn’t father and doesn’t like her mother. She has a boyfriend, A...
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Mary, Mother of the Son of God
as PilatosMaria Auxiliadora is a 24 year-old woman very poor, that she lives Joana, her 7 year-old...
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Professor Kranz tedesco di Germania
as LelecoThe story of a German scientist/stage magician eking out a miserly life in Rio de Janeiro's...
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Prisoner of Rio
as SaloThe story of the great train robber Ronald Biggs.
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Besame Mucho
as XicoThe story of two couples - Xico and Olga, Tuca and Dina - through 20 years of friendship, from...
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Jango
as NarratorThe story of João "Jango" Goulart, the Brazilian left-wing president deposed by the military.
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Massacre no Supermercado
as uncreditedEmployees on a local supermarket plot an epic heist for robbing the place's vault, but things...
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Now Boarding
as FulanoWagner is a 22-year old Brazilian guy, who dreams about leaving the country for a better life,...
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Better Days Ahead
as Wallace CaldeiraEarning her living by dubbing American TV Series, a woman dreams of becoming an international...
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The King of the Candle
as Abelardo SegundoFilming of the historical montage of Oswald de Andrade's play, where decadent millionaires,...
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Baixo Gávea
as Maluco da bombaClara directs the rehearsals of a theatrical play about Fernando Pessoa while constantly seeking...
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Desire Machine: 60 Years of Teatro Oficina
as SelfIn six decades, Teatro Oficina has done more than revolutionize theatrical language in the...
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Canta Maria
as LampiãoAfter her parents were killed by a troupe of soldiers in search of Lampião, an outlaw living in...
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Estranho Triângulo
as uncreditedA poor college student becomes a homosexual millionaire's lover in order to get ahead in life....
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El Justicero
as uncreditedA shockingly irreverent follow-up to the rural austerity of Barren Lives, dos Santos’ Godardian...
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The Duel: A Story Where Truth Is Mere Detail
as Chico PachecoCommander Vasco Moscoso de Aragão entertains the small town of Periperi with the stories of his...
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Paulo Gracindo - O Bem Amado
as SelfThe life of a famous Brazilian film and television actor, including testimonials from people who...
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Dunas do Barato
as SelfA rescue of the history of Ipanema beach in the 1970s, when the construction of a pier changed...
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Eu Sou Vida, Eu Não Sou Morte
as uncreditedPlay written by Qorpo Santo, in 1866, about a love triangle in which the husband kills his rival...
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Confissões de Uma Viúva Moça
as uncreditedIn this comedy adaptation of Machado De Assis (1839-1908) novel, a young widow writes letters to...
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Los crápulas
as uncreditedTwo ex-convicts are hired by the Devil to manage a small town cemetery.
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Suspiros Republicanos ao Crepúsculo de um Império Tropical
as NarratorThe film tells a little of the history of Brazil immersed in the caricature of the conditions of...
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O Bom Burguês
as LucasTrue story of Brazilian bank clerk who supplied money for the guerrilla fighting against the...
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As Aventuras do Pequeno Colombo
as Conde de Saint-GermainTo save the family from bankruptcy, Christopher Columbus convinces friends Leonardo da Vinci and...
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China, o Império do Centro
as NarratorA portrait of conteporary China from Tai-chi-chuan to chinese arts.
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Dybbuk: The Demon
as HannanHannan is a brilliant Talmudic scholar who is constantly searching for something that not even...
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Paixão
as uncreditedParable about the 1964 military coup in Brazil, where three characters unite through the...
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Movie Theaters of Rio
as SelfThe story of Rio de Janeiro’s movie theaters and the radical transformation they have endured...
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Celebridade
as SelfA successful businesswoman in the music industry sees her life fall apart after a young and...
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Roque Santeiro
as Luis Roque Duarte ("Roque Santeiro")In the tiny poor town of Asa Branca, in the middle of Brazilian Northeast, Roque Santeiro is...
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Gabriela
as Coronel Jesuíno MendonçaNaïve and provocative Gabriela is a raggedy migrant worker who arrives in town to mesmerize all...
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Duas Caras
as Francisco MacieiraIn the past, as Adalberto Rangel, he met and seduced Maria Paula. With a calculated coldheart,...
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JK
as Juscelino KubitschekFor decades, doctor Juscelino Kubitschek enters politics and becomes president of Brazil.
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Desejos de Mulher
as Ariel GodoyFashion designer Andréa Vargas finds out the hard way she is adopted. The relationship with her...
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Senhora do Destino
as Giovanni ImprottaA story about people who succeed in life thanks to nothing but their own efforts. Maria do Carmo...
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Renascer
as BelarminoJose Inocencio had innocence only as part of his name, but only those who new him well could...
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Sai de Baixo
as uncreditedIt follows the lives of the members of a dysfunctional family, their maid and the doorman of the...
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A Vida Como Ela É...
as Narrador (voice)Adaptations of 40 short stories of brazilian playwright Nelson Rodrigues, written between 1951...
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A Próxima Vítima
as Marcelo RossiA young law student starts to work as a detective, decided to uncover the identity behind a...
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Trail of Lies
as Herbert MarquesPaloma is a willful woman whose newborn baby is kidnapped by her own brother, Félix, who plans...
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Anjo Mau
as Rodrigo MedeirosA poor young woman, unhappy with her inevitable destiny as a suburban housewife, gets a job as a...
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Um Anjo Caiu do Céu
as TarsoJoão Medeiros is an internationally renowned photographer who suffers an attack in Prague, when...
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The Fifth of Hell
as Marquês de MarialvaO Quinto dos Infernos was a 2002 mini Brazilian historical comedy television series. It was...
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Anos Rebeldes
as Fábio BritoMini series about the 1960s in Rio de Janeiro, when a politically engaged student falls in love...
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Agosto
as Pedro LomagnoThe series tells the story of a criminal investigation into the murder of businessman Paulo...
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