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.

Known For: Acting

Born: Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil, 1933-01-01

Died: 1992-01-24

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1967	O Matador		0
2	1968	The Red Light Bandit	Jorginho, o Bandido da Luz Vermelha	76
3	1969	Garden of War	Basbaum	71
4	1969	The Woman of Everyone	Ramon	77
5	1970	Os Senhores da Terra		50
6	1970	Perdidos e Malditos		48
7	1970	The Monsters of Babaloo		66
8	1970	Albert, the Rockefeller	Conde	50
9	1970	OSS 117 Takes a Vacation		44
10	1970	Copacabana Mon Amour	Dr. Grilo	71
11	1971	Mangúe-Bangúe		57
12	1971	Lucia McCartney, Call Girl	Friend	50
13	1972	Um Pistoleiro Chamado Caviúna		0
14	1974	Sagarana: O Duelo	Elias Ruivo	55
15	1975	The Werewolf: A Midnight Terror		50
16	1976	Paranóia		0
17	1977	Travel and Description of the Guanabara River on the Occasion of Antarctic France	Villegagnon	60
18	1977	O Forte		0
19	1977	Ajuricaba, o Rebelde da Amazônia		0
20	1977	The Rich Are Something Else	Rogério	40
21	1978	Nos Embalos de Ipanema	André	47
22	1978	Lady on the Bus	Malandro	55
23	1979	The Pleasure Principle	Otávio Menezes	48
24	1979	Os Trombadinhas	Detetive Bira	62
25	1979	República dos Assassinos	Erasmo	51
26	1980	The Torturer		45
27	1980	O Gigante da América		52
28	1982	The Adventures of a Paraíba	Miguel	10
29	1982	Rio Babilonia	Dante	53
30	1986	Fulaninha	Armando	50
31	1986	The Man in the Black Cape	Maragato	70
32	1987	Eternamente Pagu	Thiers Galvão de França	62
33	1987	The Lady from the Shanghai Cinema	Desdino	55
34	1988	Prisoner of Rio	Dr. Falcao	60
35	1988	Quincas Borba	Quincas Borba	30
36	1990	The Fifth Monkey	Mr. Watts	90
37	1992	Scent of Gardenias	Bandido	58
38	1997	Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional	Self	0
39	2001	B2	(archive footage)	60
40	2015	Luz, Câmera, 50 Anos: Anos Dourados - O Filme	Joel	50
41	2021	The Good Cinema		0
42	2023	The Long Voyage of the Yellow Bus		90

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1967	O Jardineiro Espanhol		0
2	1968	Ana		0
3	1969	Super Plá	Cícero	96
4	1972	O Bofe	Dr. Paulo	0
5	1982	Quem Ama Não Mata	Raul	0
6	1984	A Máfia no Brasil		0
7	1986	Anos Dourados	Joel	78
8	1987	Helena	Salvador	70
9	1989	Colônia Cecília	Delegado Tavares	0

Paulo Villaça

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Television