
Paulo Villaça
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1933-01-01
Day of Death
1992-01-24 (59 years old)
Place of Birth
Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil
Paulo Villaça
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
Acting
(2023)
(2021)
(2015)
(2001)
B2
as (archive footage)
(1997)
(1992)
Scent of Gardenias
as Bandido
(1990)
The Fifth Monkey
as Mr. Watts
(1988)
Prisoner of Rio
as Dr. Falcao
(1988)
Quincas Borba
as Quincas Borba
(1987)
The Lady from the Shanghai Cinema
as Desdino
(1987)
Eternamente Pagu
as Thiers Galvão de França
(1986)
Fulaninha
as Armando
(1986)
The Man in the Black Cape
as Maragato
(1982)
Rio Babilonia
as Dante
(1982)
The Adventures of a Paraíba
as Miguel
(1980)
(1980)
(1979)
República dos Assassinos
as Erasmo
(1979)
The Pleasure Principle
as Otávio Menezes
(1979)
Os Trombadinhas
as Detetive Bira
(1978)
Lady on the Bus
as Malandro
(1978)
Nos Embalos de Ipanema
as André
(1977)
The Rich Are Something Else
as Rogério
(1977)
(1977)
(1977)
(1976)
(1975)
(1974)
Sagarana: O Duelo
as Elias Ruivo
(1972)
(1971)
Lucia McCartney, Call Girl
as Friend
(1971)
(1970)
(1970)
Copacabana Mon Amour
as Dr. Grilo
(1970)
Beto Rockefeller
as Conde
(1970)
(1970)
(1970)
(1969)
The Woman of Everyone
as Ramon
(1969)
Garden of War
as Basbaum
(1968)
The Red Light Bandit
as Jorginho, o Bandido da Luz Vermelha
(1967)
Crew
(1997)
Razor in the Flesh
In Memory Of
(1991)
Killed the Family and Went to the Movies
Assistant Director
(1979)
O Transformista
Director
(1968)
The Red Light Bandit
Associate Producer