Paulo Barbosa Villaça (Bauru, São Paulo, 1933 — Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, 1992) was a Brazilian actor and theatre director. Villaça worked as a Literature professor, journalist and advertising manager before his breakthrough as an actor in the 1960s. He achieved success by playing the main role in Rogério Sganzerla's "The Red Light Bandit" (1968). During the 1970s, Villaça was married to famous Brazilian actress Marília Pêra. He played parts in over 20 films, being a reconizable figure in productions from the Brazilian Cinema Marginal movement during the 1960s and 1970s. He also had a solid career at the theatre, where he acted in the Teatro Oficina company and played roles in many important plays, such as "Navalha na Carne", "Fala Baixo Senão eu Grito" and "Grande e Pequeno". In TV, he appeared in shows such as Rede Globo's "O Bofe" and Rede Bandeirante's "Os Adolescentes", limited series like "Quem Ama Não Mata" and "Chapadão do Bugre" and soap operas such as "Helena" and "Vale Tudo". His last film was 1992's "Perfume de Gardênia", which paid homage to his iconic role of The Red Light Bandit. He died in Rio de Janeiro from HIV-related health problems, and was buried in São Paulo.

Filmography

• 2023The Long Voyage of the Yellow Bus
• 2021The Good Cinema
• 2015Luz, Câmera, 50 Anos: Anos Dourados - O Filme — Joel
• 2001B2 — (archive footage)
• 1997Razor in the Flesh — In Memory Of
• 1992Scent of Gardenias — Bandido
• 1991Killed the Family and Went to the Movies — Assistant Director
• 1990The Fifth Monkey — Mr. Watts
• Colônia Cecília — Delegado Tavares
• 1988Prisoner of Rio — Dr. Falcao
• 1988Quincas Borba — Quincas Borba
• Vale Tudo — Gustavo Cortez de Mello
• 1987Eternamente Pagu — Thiers Galvão de França
• Helena — Salvador
• 1987The Lady from the Shanghai Cinema — Desdino
• 1986Fulaninha — Armando
• Golden Years — Joel
• 1986The Man in the Black Cape — Maragato
• Tudo em Cima — Dr. Ciro Benetti
• A Máfia no Brasil — Alfredo Adauto
• Quem Ama Não Mata — Raul
• 1982Rio Babilonia — Dante
• 1982The Adventures of a Paraíba — Miguel
• The Teenagers — Odilon Castello
• 1980The Giant of America
• 1980The Torturer
• 1979O Transformista — Director
• 1979Os Trombadinhas — Detetive Bira
• 1979República dos Assassinos — Erasmo
• 1979The Pleasure Principle — Otávio Menezes
• 1978Lady on the Bus — Malandro
• 1978Nos Embalos de Ipanema — André
• 1977Ajuricaba, o Rebelde da Amazônia
• 1977O Forte
• 1977The Rich Are Something Else — Rogério
• 1977Travel and Description of the Guanabara River on the Occasion of Antarctic France — Villegagnon
• 1976Paranóia
• 1975The Werewolf: A Midnight Terror — Satanás
• 1974Sagarana: O Duelo — Elias Ruivo
• O Bofe — Dr. Paulo
• 1972Um Pistoleiro Chamado Caviúna
• 1971Lucia McCartney, Call Girl — Friend
• 1971Mangúe-Bangúe
• 1970Albert, the Rockefeller — Conde
• 1970Copacabana Mon Amour — Dr. Grilo
• 1970OSS 117 Takes a Vacation
• 1970Os Senhores da Terra
• 1970Perdidos e Malditos
• 1970The Monsters of Babaloo
• 1969Garden of War — Basbaum
• Super Plá — Cícero
• 1969The Woman of Everyone — Ramon
• Ana
• 1968The Red Light Bandit — Jorginho, o Bandido da Luz Vermelha, Associate Producer
• O Jardineiro Espanhol
• 1967O Matador

Appearances as themselves (1)

• 1997Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional — Self