Paulo Villaça
Acting
1933-01-01 · 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.
Filmography
The Long Voyage of the Yellow Bus
2023 · Movie
The Good Cinema
2021 · Movie
Luz, Câmera, 50 Anos: Anos Dourados - O Filme
2015 · Movie
B2
2001 · Movie
Razor in the Flesh
1997 · Movie
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
1997 · Movie
Scent of Gardenias
1992 · Movie
Killed the Family and Went to the Movies
1991 · Movie
The Fifth Monkey
1990 · Movie
Colônia Cecília
1989 · Series
Quincas Borba
1988 · Movie
Vale Tudo
1988 · Series
Prisoner of Rio
1988 · Movie
The Lady from the Shanghai Cinema
1987 · Movie
Eternamente Pagu
1987 · Movie
Helena
1987 · Series
Golden Years
1986 · Series
The Man in the Black Cape
1986 · Movie
Fulaninha
1986 · Movie
Tudo em Cima
1985 · Series
A Máfia no Brasil
1984 · Series
Rio Babilonia
1982 · Movie
Quem Ama Não Mata
1982 · Series
The Adventures of a Paraíba
1982 · Movie
The Teenagers
1981 · Series
The Giant of America
1980 · Movie
The Torturer
1980 · Movie
República dos Assassinos
1979 · Movie
O Transformista
1979 · Movie
Os Trombadinhas
1979 · Movie
The Pleasure Principle
1979 · Movie
Lady on the Bus
1978 · Movie
Nos Embalos de Ipanema
1978 · Movie
The Rich Are Something Else
1977 · Movie
Ajuricaba, o Rebelde da Amazônia
1977 · Movie
O Forte
1977 · Movie
Travel and Description of the Guanabara River on the Occasion of Antarctic France
1977 · Movie
Paranóia
1976 · Movie
The Werewolf: A Midnight Terror
1975 · Movie
Sagarana: O Duelo
1974 · Movie
Um Pistoleiro Chamado Caviúna
1972 · Movie
O Bofe
1972 · Series
Lucia McCartney, Call Girl
1971 · Movie
Mangúe-Bangúe
1971 · Movie
Os Senhores da Terra
1970 · Movie
Copacabana Mon Amour
1970 · Movie
OSS 117 Takes a Vacation
1970 · Movie
The Monsters of Babaloo
1970 · Movie
Perdidos e Malditos
1970 · Movie
Albert, the Rockefeller
1970 · Movie
Super Plá
1969 · Series
The Woman of Everyone
1969 · Movie
Garden of War
1969 · Movie
The Red Light Bandit
1968 · Movie
Ana
1968 · Series
O Jardineiro Espanhol
1967 · Series
O Matador
1967 · Movie