Leonardo Villar
Leonardo Villar | |
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Villar, c. 1962 | |
| Born | Leonildo Motta 25 July 1923 Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil |
| Died | 3 July 2020 (aged 97) São Paulo, Brazil |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1950–2011 |
Leonardo Villar (Portuguese: [leoˈnaʁdu viˈlaʁ]; 25 July 1923 – 3 July 2020) was a Brazilian actor. He became internationally known for his performance as Zé do Burro in Anselmo Duarte's O Pagador de Promessas, the only Brazilian film so far awarded a Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival.