Paulo Villaça
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.
The Red Light Bandit
as Jorginho, o Bandido da Luz VermelhaBorn and raised in the misery of Brazilian slums, Jorge becomes a luxury house burglar in São...
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Lady on the Bus
as MalandroSolange is a recently married young woman whose wedding night did not end well. After constant...
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Nos Embalos de Ipanema
as AndréToquinho is a young man living in Marechal Hermes, a poor neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro,...
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Rio Babilonia
as DanteA public relations man is invited to guide an American millionaire during his stay in Rio de...
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OSS 117 Takes a Vacation
as uncreditedOSS 177 goes on holiday to Brazil, but is called into action when he finds himself being stalked...
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Copacabana Mon Amour
as Dr. GriloSônia and her homosexual brother are both believed by their mother to be possessed by the devil....
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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 Long Voyage of the Yellow Bus
as uncreditedFor this behemoth, Bressane took his opera omnia and edited it in an order that first adheres to...
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República dos Assassinos
as ErasmoIn 1970, the Esquadrão da Morte (Death Squad)' crimes for the refinement of violence provoked a...
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The Monsters of Babaloo
as uncreditedDaily scenes of a grotesque family living in the metaphorical island of Babaloo.
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Luz, Câmera, 50 Anos: Anos Dourados - O Filme
as JoelAdaptation of the series shown in 1986. Marcos and Lurdinha live in love in the 1950s. The young...
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Scent of Gardenias
as BandidoDaniel is a taxi driver who’s married to Adalgisa. When she starts acting in low-budget movies,...
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The Lady from the Shanghai Cinema
as DesdinoAfter meeting a beguiling woman in a movie theater, a realtor becomes embroiled in a mysterious...
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Prisoner of Rio
as Dr. FalcaoThe story of the great train robber Ronald Biggs.
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The Torturer
as uncreditedZionists hire a hitman to kill a Nazi war criminal exiled in a Latin American country, where...
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Fulaninha
as ArmandoMovie director in his forties and in existential crisis falls in love with an unknown teen girl...
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The Woman of Everyone
as RamonÂngela Carne e Osso (Angela Meat and Bone), a young nymphomaniac, lives surrounded by...
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Aventuras de um Paraíba
as MiguelYoung guy from the poor Northeast region of Brazil comes to Rio de Janeiro to try his luck....
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O Princípio do Prazer
as Otávio MenezesIn a financially troubled farm in the 1930's, its depraved owners become attracted to their new...
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Os Trombadinhas
as Detetive BiraIn São Paulo, a businessman wants to rehabilitate street children, called "trombinhas", through...
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Sagarana: O Duelo
as Elias RuivoUnable to endure the idea that he would go without punishment, a criminal's victim chases him...
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Eternamente Pagu
as Thiers Galvão de FrançaEternamente Pagu is a biographical film about Patrícia Galvão, best known as Pagu, a Brazilian...
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The Werewolf: A Midnight Terror
as uncreditedA millionaire lives in a sinister cottage where strange events unfold. A damned creature, he...
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Travel and Description of the Guanabara River on the Occasion of Antarctic France
as VillegagnonInspired by "Voyage to the land of Brazil" by Jean de Léry, this short follows the adventures of...
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Gente Fina é Outra Coisa
as RogérioTadeu, a poor lad from the Northeast of Brazil, comes to Rio de Janeiro to try his luck. His...
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The Good Cinema
as uncreditedAn authentically marginal cinema created in Catholic university in Brazil. One of the most...
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The Fifth Monkey
as Mr. WattsWhen Cunda, a man living deep in the Brazilian rainforest, is bitten by a snake, he has a...
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The Man in the Black Cape
as MaragatoBiography of Brazilian congressman Tenório Cavalcanti, who used to appear in public carrying a...
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O Gigante da América
as uncreditedA caboclo's soul wanders through purgatory (or hell), visiting many places until he boards a...
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Lucia McCartney, Call Girl
as FriendIn the 60's Lúcia McCartney is a call girl who is a fan of the Beatles. A diplomat tries to get...
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Mangúe-Bangúe
as uncreditedThe quasi-fictional story of transgender sex workers living in Rio de Janeiro's swampy red light...
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Beto Rockefeller
as CondeAdaptation of the successful Brazilian TV series "Beto Rockefeller". Beto is a cunning poor man...
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B2
as (archive footage)A short film made with unused footage from The Red Light Bandit and Carnaval na Lama.
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Perdidos e Malditos
as uncreditedA criminal reporter and his guru-like friend go around together, but a crossroads will lead them...
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Garden of War
as BasbaumEdson is having an affair with a left-wing aspiring movie director during Brazil's military...
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Quincas Borba
as Quincas BorbaBased on a book by Machado de Assis (1839-1908) and adapted to the present time. After the death...
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Ajuricaba, o Rebelde da Amazônia
as uncreditedIn the 17th century, to guarantee the possession of the region, disputed with Spanish and Dutch...
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Anos Dourados
as JoelIn the 1950s, Lurdinha and Marcos fall in love at the first sight. She studies at the Institute...
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