José Wilker
Born
20 August 1946 (79)
Place of Birth
Juazeiro do Norte, Ceará, Brazil
Biography
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 (40)
Desire Machine: 60 Years of Teatro Oficina
2021
Dunas do Barato
2017
Brazilian Cinema in the 20th Century
2017
Wilker Eterno
2016
As Aventuras do Pequeno Colombo
2015
Isolados
2014
The Duel: A Story Where Truth Is Mere Detail
2014
Golden Oldies 2
2013
Invisible World
2013
Giovanni Improtta
2013
VINTE - RioFilme, 20 anos de cinema brasileiro
2013
Elvis & Madonna
2011
A Melhor Idade
2011
The Time and Turn of Augusto Matraga
2011
Tancredo - A Travessia
2011
The Well Beloved One
2010
Now Boarding
2009
Paulo Gracindo - O Bem Amado
2009
O Sonho de Inacim
2009
Romance
2008
Golden Oldies
2008
Sexo com Amor?
2008
Canta Maria
2006
The Greatest Love of All
2006
Redeemer
2004
Onde Anda Você
2004
Mary, Mother of the Son of God
2003
The Man of the Year
2003
Viva Sapato!
2003
Banquete
2002
Dead in the Water
2002
Suspiros Republicanos ao Crepúsculo de um Império Tropical
2002
Movie Theaters of Rio
2001
Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion
2000
For All - O Trampolim da Vitória
1998
The Battle of Canudos
1997
Little Book of Love
1997
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
1997
Delicado
1996
Josué de Castro, Cidadão do Mundo
1994