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.
53 acting credits · 1 directing credit
Acting · 53
Vale Tudo
1988
Super Plá
1969
Helena
1987
O Bofe
1972
Golden Years
1986
Ana
1968
Quem Ama Não Mata
1982
Colônia Cecília
1989
Lady on the Bus
1978
The Fifth Monkey
1990
O Jardineiro Espanhol
1967
A Máfia no Brasil
1984
The Red Light Bandit
1968
The Lady from the Shanghai Cinema
1987
Fulaninha
1986
The Long Voyage of the Yellow Bus
2023
Prisoner of Rio
1988
Luz, Câmera, 50 Anos: Anos Dourados - O Filme
2015
The Adventures of a Paraíba
1982
Scent of Gardenias
1992
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
1997
Os Trombadinhas
1979
Tudo em Cima
1985
Nos Embalos de Ipanema
1978
República dos Assassinos
1979
Rio Babilonia
1982
O Gigante da América
1980
Paranóia
1976
The Torturer
1980
Copacabana Mon Amour
1970
Eternamente Pagu
1987
Albert, the Rockefeller
1970
OSS 117 Takes a Vacation
1970
Os Senhores da Terra
1970
Mangúe-Bangúe
1971
Sagarana: O Duelo
1974
The Werewolf: A Midnight Terror
1975
Garden of War
1969
The Woman of Everyone
1969
The Good Cinema
2021
The Monsters of Babaloo
1970
Ajuricaba, o Rebelde da Amazônia
1977
The Man in the Black Cape
1986
B2
2001
O Forte
1977
O Matador
1967
Um Pistoleiro Chamado Caviúna
1972
The Pleasure Principle
1979
Quincas Borba
1988
Lucia McCartney, Call Girl
1971
Travel and Description of the Guanabara River on the Occasion of Antarctic France
1977
The Rich Are Something Else
1977
Perdidos e Malditos
1970
