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José Wilker

José Wilker

Known for
Acting
Born
August 20, 1946, Juazeiro do Norte, Ceará, Brazil
Died
April 5, 2014
Movies
85

José Wilker Almeida (20 August 1944 – 5 April 2014) was a Brazilian film, stage, and television actor and director. The actor gained fame in telenovelas like Roque Santeiro (1985), but became known internationally for his role as Vadinho, the husband who returns from the dead to tempt Sônia Braga's character in the movie Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands (1976).

Best-Known Movies

Filmography

2021Desire Machine: 60 Years of Teatro OficinaSelf
2017Dunas do BaratoSelf
2017Brazilian Cinema in the 20th CenturySelf
2016Wilker EternoSelf (archive footage)
2016As Aventuras do Pequeno ColomboConde de Saint-Germain
2014IsoladosDr. Fausto
2014The Duel: A Story Where Truth Is Mere DetailChico Pacheco
2013Golden Oldies 2Juca
2013Invisible WorldSegment "Kreuko"
2013Giovanni ImprottaGiovanni Improtta
2013VINTE - RioFilme, 20 anos de cinema brasileiroSelf
2011Elvis & MadonnaPachecão
2011A Melhor IdadeAntenor
2011The Time and Turn of Augusto MatragaJoãozinho Bem-Bem
2011Tancredo - A Travessia
2010The Well Beloved OneZeca Diabo
2009Now BoardingFulano
2009Paulo Gracindo - O Bem AmadoSelf
2009O Sonho de Inacim
2008RomanceDanilo
2008Golden OldiesJuca
2008Sexo com Amor?Jorge
2006Canta MariaLampião
2006The Greatest Love of AllAntônio
2004RedeemerDr. Sabóia
2004Onde Anda VocêMandarim
2003Mary, Mother of the Son of GodPilatos
2003The Man of the YearSílvio
2003Viva Sapato!Fernando
2002Banquete
2002Dead in the WaterFather
2002Suspiros Republicanos ao Crepúsculo de um Império TropicalNarrator
2001Movie Theaters of RioSelf
2000Villa-Lobos: A Life of PassionDonizetti
1998For All - O Trampolim da VitóriaGiancarlo Sandrini
1997The Battle of CanudosAntônio Conselheiro
1997Little Book of LoveAlaor
1997Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema NacionalSelf
1996Delicado
1994Josué de Castro, Cidadão do MundoNarrator
1993Paixão e Guerra no Sertão de CanudosNarrador
1992Medicine ManDr. Miguel Ornega
1990Lovely ChildÁlvaro
1989A Porta Aberta
1989Solidão: Uma Linda História de Amor
1989Better Days AheadWallace Caldeira
1989Doida DemaisNoé
1988Prisoner of RioSalo
1987China, o Império do CentroNarrator
1987Leila DinizHenrique Martins
1987Fonte da Saudade
1987Subway to the StarsProfessor
1987Besame MuchoXico
1986The Man in the Black CapeTenório Cavalcanti
1986Baixo GáveaMaluco da bomba
1984JangoNarrator
1984São Bernardo
1983O Bom BurguêsLucas
1982Fiebre amarilla
1982The King of the CandleAbelardo Segundo
1981Los crápulas
1981Cute but OrdinaryEdgar
1980Bye Bye BrazilLorde Cigano
1978Batalha dos GuararapesJoão Fernandes Vieira
1978Professor Kranz german in GermanyLeleco
1978Diamante Bruto
1976Confissões de Uma Viúva Moça
1976Dona Flor and Her Two HusbandsWaldomiro 'Vadinho' Santos Guimarães
1976Filmando Dona FlorSelf
1976XicaConde Valadares
1975Deliciosas Traições do Amor
1975Ana, a Libertina
1975O CasalAlfredo Giacometti
1974Amor e Medo
1972Dybbuk: The DemonHannan
1972The ConspiratorsTiradentes
1970Eu Sou Vida, Eu Não Sou Morte
1970Estranho Triângulo
1968On Borrowed TimeTorturador
1968Massacre no Supermercado
1967El Justicero
1965The Deceased(uncredited)
1965Paixão

Directing, Writing & Producing

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