1933-01-01 ( 92 years old ) in Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil
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.
Movies
The Long Voyage of the Yellow Bus
2023-01-30
The Good Cinema
2021-03-18
B2
2001-01-01
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
1997-01-01
Scent of Gardenias
1992-08-07
The Fifth Monkey
1990-10-05
Quincas Borba
1988-06-09
Prisoner of Rio
1988-01-01
The Lady from the Shanghai Cinema
1987-07-19
Eternamente Pagu
1987-05-12
The Man in the Black Cape
1986-03-31
Fulaninha
1986-02-05
Rio Babilonia
1982-09-14
The Adventures of a Paraíba
1982-02-24
O Gigante da América
1980-11-23
The Torturer
1980-05-19
República dos Assassinos
1979-11-11
Os Trombadinhas
1979-01-02
The Pleasure Principle
1979-01-01
Lady on the Bus
1978-04-17
Nos Embalos de Ipanema
1978-01-01
The Rich Are Something Else
1977-09-26
Ajuricaba, o Rebelde da Amazônia
1977-07-26
O Forte
1977-05-12
Paranóia
1976-09-13
The Werewolf: A Midnight Terror
1975-01-13
Sagarana: O Duelo
1974-08-26
Um Pistoleiro Chamado Caviúna
1972-12-25
Lucia McCartney, Call Girl
1971-11-29
Mangúe-Bangúe
1971-01-01
Copacabana Mon Amour
1970-02-13
OSS 117 Takes a Vacation
1970-02-04
Os Senhores da Terra
1970-01-01
Perdidos e Malditos
1970-01-01
The Monsters of Babaloo
1970-01-01
Beto Rockefeller
1970-01-01
The Woman of Everyone
1969-10-24
Garden of War
1969-05-13
The Red Light Bandit
1968-12-02
O Matador
1967-01-01
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