Paulo Villaça
- Acting
- January 1, 1933 · Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil
- January 24, 1992
Biography
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
Filmography
- The Long Voyage of the Yellow Bus
- The Good Cinema
- Luz, Câmera, 50 Anos: Anos Dourados - O Filme · Joel
- B2 · (archive footage)
- Razor in the Flesh · In Memory Of
- Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional · Self
- Scent of Gardenias · Bandido
- Killed the Family and Went to the Movies · Assistant Director
- The Fifth Monkey · Mr. Watts
- Colônia Cecília · Delegado Tavares
- Quincas Borba · Quincas Borba
- Vale Tudo · Gustavo Cortez de Mello
- Prisoner of Rio · Dr. Falcao
- The Lady from the Shanghai Cinema · Desdino
- Eternamente Pagu · Thiers Galvão de França
- Helena · Salvador
- Golden Years · Joel
- The Man in the Black Cape · Maragato
- Fulaninha · Armando
- Tudo em Cima · Dr. Ciro Benetti
- A Máfia no Brasil · Alfredo Adauto
- Rio Babilonia · Dante
- Quem Ama Não Mata · Raul
- The Adventures of a Paraíba · Miguel
- The Teenagers · Odilon Castello
- The Giant of America
- The Torturer
- República dos Assassinos · Erasmo
- O Transformista · Director
- Os Trombadinhas · Detetive Bira
- The Pleasure Principle · Otávio Menezes
- Lady on the Bus · Malandro
- Nos Embalos de Ipanema · André
- The Rich Are Something Else · Rogério
- Ajuricaba, o Rebelde da Amazônia
- O Forte
- Travel and Description of the Guanabara River on the Occasion of Antarctic France · Villegagnon
- Paranóia
- The Werewolf: A Midnight Terror · Satanás
- Sagarana: O Duelo · Elias Ruivo
- Um Pistoleiro Chamado Caviúna
- O Bofe · Dr. Paulo
- Lucia McCartney, Call Girl · Friend
- Mangúe-Bangúe
- Os Senhores da Terra
- Copacabana Mon Amour · Dr. Grilo
- OSS 117 Takes a Vacation
- Perdidos e Malditos
- The Monsters of Babaloo
- Albert, the Rockefeller · Conde
- Super Plá · Cícero
- The Woman of Everyone · Ramon
- Garden of War · Basbaum
- The Red Light Bandit · Jorginho, o Bandido da Luz Vermelha, Associate Producer
- Ana
- O Jardineiro Espanhol
- O Matador