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José Wilker

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José Wilker

Born August 20, 1946 in Juazeiro do Norte, Ceará, BrazilDied April 5, 201470 films

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).

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Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands posterFirst watchDona Flor and Her Two Husbands19766.8as Waldomiro 'Vadinho' Santos GuimarãesAfter the death of her handsome but good-for-nothing husband Vadinho, Flor, a widow, marries Dr. Teodoro, a respectable gentleman.View film

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Filmography

70 films as actor
  1. TBATimeless EyeOld Franz
  2. 2016As Aventuras do Pequeno ColomboConde de Saint-Germain
  3. 2014IsoladosDr. Fausto
  4. 2014The Duel: A Story Where Truth Is Mere DetailChico Pacheco
  5. 2013Golden Oldies 2Juca
  6. 2013Giovanni ImprottaGiovanni Improtta
  7. 2011Elvis & MadonnaPachecão
  8. 2011A Melhor IdadeAntenor
  9. 2011The Time and Turn of Augusto MatragaJoãozinho Bem-Bem
  10. 2011Tancredo - A Travessia
  11. 2010The Well Beloved OneZeca Diabo
  12. 2009Now BoardingFulano
  13. 2009O Sonho de Inacim
  14. 2008RomanceDanilo
  15. 2008Golden OldiesJuca
  16. 2008Sexo com Amor?Jorge
  17. 2006Canta MariaLampião
  18. 2006The Greatest Love of AllAntônio
  19. 2004RedeemerDr. Sabóia
  20. 2004Onde Anda VocêMandarim
  21. 2003Mary, Mother of the Son of GodPilatos
  22. 2003The Man of the YearSílvio
  23. 2003Viva Sapato!Fernando
  24. 2002Banquete
  25. 2002Dead in the WaterFather
  26. 2002Suspiros Republicanos ao Crepúsculo de um Império TropicalNarrator
  27. 2000Villa-Lobos: A Life of PassionDonizetti
  28. 1998For All - O Trampolim da VitóriaGiancarlo Sandrini
  29. 1997The Battle of CanudosAntônio Conselheiro
  30. 1997Little Book of LoveAlaor
  31. 1996Delicado
  32. 1994Josué de Castro, Cidadão do MundoNarrator
  33. 1992Medicine ManDr. Miguel Ornega
  34. 1990Lovely ChildÁlvaro
  35. 1989A Porta Aberta
  36. 1989Solidão: Uma Linda História de Amor
  37. 1989Better Days AheadWallace Caldeira
  38. 1989Doida DemaisNoé
  39. 1988Prisoner of RioSalo
  40. 1987Leila DinizHenrique Martins
  41. 1987Fonte da Saudade
  42. 1987Subway to the StarsProfessor
  43. 1987Besame MuchoXico
  44. 1986The Man in the Black CapeTenório Cavalcanti
  45. 1986Baixo GáveaMaluco da bomba
  46. 1984São Bernardo
  47. 1983O Bom BurguêsLucas
  48. 1982Fiebre amarilla
  49. 1982The King of the CandleAbelardo Segundo
  50. 1981Los crápulas
  51. 1981Cute but OrdinaryEdgar
  52. 1980Bye Bye BrazilLorde Cigano
  53. 1978Batalha dos GuararapesJoão Fernandes Vieira
  54. 1978Professor Kranz german in GermanyLeleco
  55. 1976Confissões de Uma Viúva Moça
  56. 1976Dona Flor and Her Two HusbandsWaldomiro 'Vadinho' Santos Guimarães
  57. 1976XicaConde Valadares
  58. 1975Deliciosas Traições do Amor
  59. 1975Ana, a Libertina
  60. 1975O CasalAlfredo Giacometti
  61. 1974Amor e Medo
  62. 1972Dybbuk: The DemonHannan
  63. 1972The ConspiratorsTiradentes
  64. 1970Eu Sou Vida, Eu Não Sou Morte
  65. 1970Estranho Triângulo
  66. 1968On Borrowed TimeTorturador
  67. 1968Massacre no Supermercado
  68. 1967El Justicero
  69. 1965The Deceased(uncredited)
  70. 1965Paixão