José Wilker

Born: 1946-08-20

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).


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Medicine Man

as Dr. Miguel Ornega
Released: 1992-02-07

An eccentric scientist working for a large drug company is working on a research project in the...

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Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands

as Valdomiro 'Vadinho' Santos Guimarães
Released: 1976-11-22

After the death of her handsome but good-for-nothing husband Vadinho, Flor, a widow, marries Dr....

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Redeemer

as Dr. Sabóia
Released: 2004-09-10

Célio Rocha believes he was assigned by God Himself a difficult mission: to persuade his...

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Viva Sapato!

as Fernando
Released: 2003-05-17

A light-hearted and high-spirited story, full of spice, sensuality and romance, Viva Zapato...

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The Man of the Year

as Sílvio
Released: 2003-08-01

Maiquél has lost a bet and dyed his hair blond. This seemingly innocuous event triggers a...

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The Deceased

as (uncredited)
Released: 1965-09-22

After visiting a fortune teller, Zulmira is informed that a blonde woman will threaten her...

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Elvis & Madona

as Pachecão
Released: 2011-09-23

Elvis & Madona is a romantic comedy that deals with an unusual subject in a delicate and...

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Romance

as Danilo
Released: 2008-11-14

During a remake of the play Tristan and Isolde, actors Peter and Ana fall in love. While the...

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Bye Bye Brazil

as Lorde Cigano
Released: 1980-02-08

The Caravana Rolidei rolls into town with the Gypsy Lord at the mike: he does magic tricks, the...

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Prisoner of Rio

as Salo
Released: 1988-01-01

The story of the great train robber Ronald Biggs.

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Besame Mucho

as Xico
Released: 1987-01-01

The story of two couples - Xico and Olga, Tuca and Dina - through 20 years of friendship, from...

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Golden Oldies

as Juca
Released: 2008-09-19

Four friends who only think about enjoying life, with big parties, women and drinks, are...

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Better Days Ahead

as Wallace Caldeira
Released: 1989-03-01

Earning her living by dubbing American TV Series, a woman dreams of becoming an international...

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Giovanni Improtta

as Giovanni Improtta
Released: 2013-05-18

Giovanni Improtta is a criminal who wants to climb the social ladder and become a law-abiding...

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Guerra de Canudos

as Antônio Conselheiro
Released: 1997-10-03

At the end of the 19th century, a poor family comes to the rural Canudos, a community led by...

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Jango

as Narrator
Released: 1984-10-23

The story of João "Jango" Goulart, the Brazilian left-wing president deposed by the military.

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Los crápulas

as uncredited
Released: 1981-06-11

Two ex-convicts are hired by the Devil to manage a small town cemetery.

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Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion

as Donizetti
Released: 2000-04-21

The film tells the story of an intuitive, adventurous man who loved his country and being...

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Leila Diniz

as Henrique Martins
Released: 1987-11-01

The life of Brazilian actress Leila Diniz.

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Diamante Bruto

as uncredited
Released: 1978-02-22

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The Well Beloved One

as Zeca Diabo
Released: 2010-07-23

Based on the homonymous work of Dias Gomes , The Well Beloved tells the story of the mayor...

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Desire Machine: 60 Years of Teatro Oficina

as Self
Released: 2021-04-10

In six decades, Teatro Oficina has done more than revolutionize theatrical language in the...

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São Bernardo

as uncredited
Released: 1984-06-11

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The Conspirators

as Tiradentes
Released: 1972-01-05

The real story of the failed attempt of an independence coup by a group of intellectuals and...

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The Duel: A Story Where Truth Is Mere Detail

as Chico Pacheco
Released: 2014-08-21

Commander Vasco Moscoso de Aragão entertains the small town of Periperi with the stories of his...

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For All - O Trampolim da Vitória

as Giancarlo Sandrini
Released: 1998-05-15

1943, World War II. The northeastern coast of Brazil is an strategic region for the Allies....

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Doida Demais

as Noé
Released: 1989-01-01

Shady and beautiful art dealer involves her former lover and an art expert in a scheme to...

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Sexo com Amor?

as Jorge
Released: 2008-02-01

Three children are caught in school with an erotic book. His parents are called by the...

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Subway to the Stars

as Professor
Released: 1987-06-02

In this highly stylized Brazilian drama a sax player fondly remembers one wonderful night spent...

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El Justicero

as uncredited
Released: 1967-04-13

A shockingly irreverent follow-up to the rural austerity of Barren Lives, dos Santos’ Godardian...

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Dead in the Water

as Father
Released: 2002-02-12

Young, 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 Antônio
Released: 2006-09-07

Antônio is an astrophysicist who has just found out he has an inoperable brain tumor. After...

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Baixo Gávea

as Maluco da bomba
Released: 1986-01-01

Clara directs the rehearsals of a theatrical play about Fernando Pessoa while constantly seeking...

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The Time and Turn of Augusto Matraga

as Joãozinho Bem-Bem
Released: 2011-01-02

Based on Guimarães Rosa's (classic Brazilian author) short story, the movie tells the story of...

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Bonitinha mas Ordinária

as Edgar
Released: 1981-03-12

The youngest daughter of a rich man has been raped by five black men in the slums of Rio de...

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Xica

as The Count of Valadares
Released: 1976-09-06

The romanced story of Xica da Silva, a slave that used her "feminine atributes" in order to get...

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Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional

as Self
Released: 1997-01-01

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

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Now Boarding

as Fulano
Released: 2009-12-11

Wagner is a 22-year old Brazilian guy, who dreams about leaving the country for a better life,...

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Little Book of Love

as Alaor
Released: 1997-01-31

Luiza is an architect who just got out of a ruinous relationship. Gabriel is a biologist and he...

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A Vida Provisória

as Torturador
Released: 1968-11-26

During the Brazilian military government, journalist Estêvão is sent from Rio de Janeiro to...

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Mary, Mother of the Son of God

as Pilatos
Released: 2003-10-10

Maria Auxiliadora is a 24 year-old woman very poor, that she lives Joana, her 7 year-old...

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Massacre no Supermercado

as uncredited
Released: 1968-01-01

Employees on a local supermarket plot an epic heist for robbing the place's vault, but things...

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Solidão: Uma Linda História de Amor

as uncredited
Released: 1989-08-17

Pedro, a poor Portuguese immigrant, comes to Brazil to try to change his life, but ends up...

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Golden Oldies 2

as Juca
Released: 2013-09-06

The heroes of Golden Oldies 1— Juca, PR, and Montanha — are back, following different routes....

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Canta Maria

as Lampião
Released: 2006-11-01

After her parents were killed by a troupe of soldiers in search of Lampião, an outlaw living in...

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The Man in the Black Cape

as Tenório Cavalcanti
Released: 1986-03-31

Biography of Brazilian congressman Tenório Cavalcanti, who used to appear in public carrying a...

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Banquete

as uncredited
Released: 2002-08-24

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Bandidos da Falange

as uncredited
Released: 1983-07-14

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Isolados

as Dr. Fausto
Released: 2014-09-18

A couple, Lauro and Renata, travels to a remote area surrounded by rain forest in Rio De...

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Batalha dos Guararapes

as João Fernandes Vieira
Released: 1978-09-25

In the early 17th century, the Dutch have occupied Bom Jesus village, the last native stronghold...

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Estranho Triângulo

as uncredited
Released: 1970-01-01

A poor college student becomes a homosexual millionaire's lover in order to get ahead in life....

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Professor Kranz tedesco di Germania

as Leleco
Released: 1978-03-25

The story of a German scientist/stage magician eking out a miserly life in Rio de Janeiro's...

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Lovely Child

as Álvaro
Released: 1990-05-04

Maria is a sweet child. She hasn’t father and doesn’t like her mother. She has a boyfriend, A...

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Josué de Castro, Cidadão do Mundo

as Narrador
Released: 1994-01-02

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Fiebre amarilla

as uncredited
Released: 1982-03-18

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Delicado

as uncredited
Released: 1996-08-23

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The King of the Candle

as Abelardo Segundo
Released: 1982-01-01

Filming of the historical montage of Oswald de Andrade's play, where decadent millionaires,...

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Dunas do Barato

as Self
Released: 2017-10-25

A rescue of the history of Ipanema beach in the 1970s, when the construction of a pier changed...

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As Aventuras do Pequeno Colombo

as Conde de Saint-Germain
Released: 2015-10-20

To save the family from bankruptcy, Christopher Columbus convinces friends Leonardo da Vinci and...

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A Melhor Idade

as Antenor
Released: 2011-08-08

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Deliciosas Traições do Amor

as uncredited
Released: 1975-10-06

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Tancredo - A Travessia

as uncredited
Released: 2011-01-01

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Paulo Gracindo - O Bem Amado

as Self
Released: 2009-11-19

The life of a famous Brazilian film and television actor, including testimonials from people who...

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Ana, a Libertina

as uncredited
Released: 1975-09-01

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O Sonho de Inacim

as uncredited
Released: 2009-06-14

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O Bom Burguês

as Lucas
Released: 1983-08-25

True story of Brazilian bank clerk who supplied money for the guerrilla fighting against the...

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China, o Império do Centro

as Narrator
Released: 1987-11-16

A portrait of conteporary China from Tai-chi-chuan to chinese arts.

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Brazilian Cinema in the 20th Century

as Self
Released: 2017-03-31

Two years of research and visits to collections, cinematheques and museums; almost seventy...

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Confissões de Uma Viúva Moça

as uncredited
Released: 1976-12-20

In this comedy adaptation of Machado De Assis (1839-1908) novel, a young widow writes letters to...

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Eu Sou Vida, Eu Não Sou Morte

as uncredited
Released: 1970-01-01

Play written by Qorpo Santo, in 1866, about a love triangle in which the husband kills his rival...

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Paixão e Guerra no Sertão de Canudos

as Narrador
Released: 1993-01-02

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Dibuk - O Demônio

as Hannan
Released: 1972-07-28

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A Porta Aberta

as uncredited
Released: 1989-08-18

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Paixão

as uncredited
Released: 1965-01-01

Parable about the 1964 military coup in Brazil, where three characters unite through the...

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Trail of Lies

as Herbert Marques
First aired: 2013-05-20

Paloma is a willful woman whose newborn baby is kidnapped by her own brother, Félix, who plans...

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Desejos de Mulher

as Ariel Britz
First aired: 2002-01-21

Fashion designer Andréa Vargas finds out the hard way she is adopted. The relationship with her...

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Senhora do Destino

as Giovanni Improtta
First aired: 2004-06-28

A story about people who succeed in life thanks to nothing but their own efforts. Maria do Carmo...

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Sai de Baixo

as uncredited
First aired: 1996-03-31

It follows the lives of the members of a dysfunctional family, their maid and the doorman of the...

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Três Irmãs

as Augusto Pinheiro
First aired: 2008-09-15

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Um Anjo Caiu do Céu

as Tarso
First aired: 2001-01-22

João Medeiros is an internationally renowned photographer who suffers an attack in Prague, when...

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A Próxima Vítima

as Marcelo Rossi
First aired: 1995-03-13

A young law student starts to work as a detective, decided to uncover the identity behind a...

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Celebridade

as Self
First aired: 2003-10-13

A successful businesswoman in the music industry sees her life fall apart after a young and...

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Gabriela

as Coronel Jesuíno Mendonça
First aired: 2012-06-18

Naïve and provocative Gabriela is a raggedy migrant worker who arrives in town to mesmerize all...

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A Vida Como Ela É...

as Narrador (voice)
First aired: 1996-03-31

Adaptations of 40 short stories of brazilian playwright Nelson Rodrigues, written between 1951...

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Duas Caras

as Francisco Macieira
First aired: 2007-10-01

In the past, as Adalberto Rangel, he met and seduced Maria Paula. With a calculated coldheart,...

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Suave Veneno

as Waldomiro Cerqueira
First aired: 1999-01-18

Suave Veneno is a Brazilian telenovela produced and aired on TV Globo in January 18 to September...

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Renascer

as Belarmino
First aired: 1993-03-08

Jose Inocencio had innocence only as part of his name, but only those who new him well could...

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Roque Santeiro

as Luis Roque Duarte ("Roque Santeiro")
First aired: 1985-06-24

In the tiny poor town of Asa Branca, in the middle of Brazilian Northeast, Roque Santeiro is...

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Anjo Mau

as Rodrigo Medeiros
First aired: 1976-02-02

A poor young woman, unhappy with her inevitable destiny as a suburban housewife, gets a job as a...

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The Fifth of Hell

as Marquês de Marialva
First aired: 2002-01-08

O Quinto dos Infernos was a 2002 mini Brazilian historical comedy television series. It was...

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Amazônia: De Galvez a Chico Mendes

as Luis Gálvez
First aired: 2007-01-02

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Mico Preto

as Frederico Menezes Garcia
First aired: 1990-05-07

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O Fim do Mundo

as Sebastião "Tião" Socó
First aired: 1996-05-06

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Agosto

as Pedro Lomagno
First aired: 1993-08-24

The series tells the story of a criminal investigation into the murder of businessman Paulo...

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Anos Rebeldes

as Fábio Brito
First aired: 1992-07-14

Mini series about the 1960s in Rio de Janeiro, when a politically engaged student falls in love...

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Gabriela

as Mundinho Falcão
First aired: 1975-04-14

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JK

as Juscelino Kubitschek
First aired: 2006-01-03

For decades, doctor Juscelino Kubitschek enters politics and becomes president of Brazil.

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Brilhante

as Sidney da Costa Pinto / Osvaldo Mesquita
First aired: 1981-09-28

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Cavalo de Aço

as Atílio
First aired: 1973-01-24

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O Bem Amado

as Zeca Diabo
First aired: 2011-01-18

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Bandeira 2

as uncredited
First aired: 1971-10-01

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