José Wilker
August 20, 1946 · 79 years old
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…
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5 titles
Medicine Man
In the beautiful and dangerous Amazon rainforest, dissimilar people must make their choices between business, science, and love.
Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands
Dona Flor's handsome husband had been a womanizing gambler but a great lover until he drops dead in 1943. She then remarries an older pharmacist who is reliable but lacks the passion of her first husband. He returns as a ghost.
The Man of the Year
Maiquel has lost a bet and dyed his hair blond. This little event triggers a head-on collision with destiny in which Maiquel goes from nobody to hero to outlaw--all in 24 hours.
Bonitinha Mas Ordinária ou Otto Lara Rezende
A rich man wants to pay one of his employees a lot of money to marry his daughter, who has been raped by five men. But something in the girl's story isn't quite right.
The Conspirators
A film version of the Minas Gerais Conspiracy, a separatist movement that took place on the year 1789, from its beginning to the execution of Tiradentes.