Leonardo Villar

Leonardo Villar (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. Personal life Leonardo Villar was born as Leonildo Motta in Piracicaba, São Paulo, on 25 July 1923. Villar died on 3 July 2020 at a hospital in São Paulo, of cardiac arrest, aged 96. Career He started his career at the theater, but later also started acting in film and television.