José Wilker
Known for Acting
Born August 20, 1946
Died April 5, 2014
Place of Birth Juazeiro do Norte, Ceará, Brazil
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).
Filmography
Cute But Ordinary
1981
as Edgar
Medicine Man
1992
as Dr. Miguel Ornega
Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands
1976
as Waldomiro 'Vadinho' Santos Guimarães
Bye Bye Brazil
1980
as Lorde Cigano
The Time and Turn of Augusto Matraga
2011
as Joãozinho Bem-Bem
Redeemer
2004
as Dr. Sabóia
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
1997
as Self
Romance
2008
as Danilo
Leila Diniz
1987
as Henrique Martins
Brazilian Cinema in the 20th Century
2017
as Self
The Man of the Year
2003
as Sílvio
The Battle of Canudos
1997
as Antônio Conselheiro
The Battle of Canudos
1997
Producer
For All - O Trampolim da Vitória
1998
as Giancarlo Sandrini
Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion
2000
as Donizetti
The Deceased
1965
as (uncredited)
Elvis & Madonna
2011
as Pachecão
Sexo com Amor?
2008
as Jorge
Solidão: Uma Linda História de Amor
1989
The Conspirators
1972
as Tiradentes
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