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 i...
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.
Movies (Cast)
Os Trombadinhas
Rio Babilonia
República dos Assassinos
Garden of War
The Fifth Monkey
Fulaninha
Lucia McCartney, Call Girl
The Red Light Bandit
The Monsters of Babaloo
The Woman of Everyone
Lady on the Bus
Luz, Câmera, 50 Anos: Anos Dourados - O Filme
The Adventures of a Paraíba
The Rich Are Something Else
O Gigante da América
Eternamente Pagu
Sagarana: O Duelo
Mangúe-Bangúe
Prisoner of Rio
Quincas Borba
OSS 117 Takes a Vacation
The Man in the Black Cape
The Lady from the Shanghai Cinema
The Torturer
Os Senhores da Terra
Albert, the Rockefeller
The Werewolf: A Midnight Terror
Travel and Description of the Guanabara River on the Occasion of Antarctic France