José Wilker
Birthday: 1946-08-20
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).
Movies
The Man of the Year
Maiquél has lost a bet and dyed his hair blond. This seemingly innocuous event triggers a head-on c...
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Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
"Portraits and excerpts from Brazilian films from all times. Actors, directors and images that affir...
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Medicine Man
An eccentric scientist in the Amazon jungle rejects his research assistant for being a woman, but as...
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Doida Demais
Shady and beautiful art dealer involves her former lover and an art expert in a scheme to deceive a ...
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Bye Bye Brazil
The Caravana Rolidei rolls into town with the Gypsy Lord at the mike: he does magic tricks, the erot...
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Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands
After the death of her handsome but good-for-nothing husband Vadinho, Flor, a widow, marries Dr. Teo...
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Romance
During a remake of the play Tristan and Isolde, actors Pedro and Ana fall in love. While the charact...
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The Well Beloved One
Elected major of the small city of Sucupira, after unfortunate situation, Odorico must open the city...
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The Conspirators
The real story of the failed attempt of an independence coup by a group of intellectuals and rich me...
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Sexo com Amor?
Three children are caught in school with an erotic book. His parents are called by the leadership to...
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Dead in the Water
Young, rich, and randy Gloria takes the family motorboat for some fun in the sun off the coast of Br...
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The Man in the Black Cape
Biography of Brazilian congressman Tenório Cavalcanti, who used to appear in public carrying a machi...
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Better Days Ahead
Earning her living by dubbing American TV Series, a woman dreams of becoming an international Hollyw...
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Giovanni Improtta
Giovanni Improtta is a criminal who wants to climb the social ladder and become a law-abiding citize...
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Cute But Ordinary
The youngest daughter of a rich man has been raped by five black men in the slums of Rio de Janeiro,...
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Now Boarding
Wagner is a 22-year old Brazilian guy, who dreams about leaving the country for a better life, until...
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Canta Maria
After her parents were killed by a troupe of soldiers in search of Lampião, an outlaw living in Nort...
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Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion
The film tells the story of an intuitive, adventurous man who loved his country and being Brazilian....
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Little Book of Love
Luiza is an architect who just got out of a ruinous relationship. Gabriel is a biologist and he has ...
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Lovely Child
Maria is a sweet child. She hasn’t father and doesn’t like her mother. She has a boyfriend, A bandit...
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Xica
The romanced story of Xica da Silva, a slave that used her "feminine atributes" in order to get powe...
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For All - O Trampolim da Vitória
1943, World War II. The northeastern coast of Brazil is an strategic region for the Allies. Giancarl...
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Isolados
A couple, Lauro and Renata, travels to a remote area surrounded by rain forest in Rio De Janeiro. On...
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The Greatest Love of All
Antônio is an astrophysicist who has just found out he has an inoperable brain tumor. After decades ...
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Mary, Mother of the Son of God
Maria Auxiliadora is a 24 year-old woman very poor, that she lives Joana, her 7 year-old daughter cl...
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Professor Kranz german in Germany
The story of a German scientist/stage magician eking out a miserly life in Rio de Janeiro's favelas ...
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The Duel: A Story Where Truth Is Mere Detail
Commander Vasco Moscoso de Aragão entertains the small town of Periperi with the stories of his many...
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O Bom Burguês
True story of Brazilian bank clerk who supplied money for the guerrilla fighting against the militar...
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Onde Anda Você
Felício, an old comedian, is in decadence after his partner Mandarim's suicide. When he finds out hi...
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El Justicero
A shockingly irreverent follow-up to the rural austerity of Barren Lives, dos Santos’ Godardian soci...
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The Time and Turn of Augusto Matraga
Based on Guimarães Rosa's (classic Brazilian author) short story, the movie tells the story of Augus...
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O Casal
The story of the first steps of a very young couple. Their love is great, as are the financial obsta...
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Paixão
Parable about the 1964 military coup in Brazil, where three characters unite through the exercise of...
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Dunas do Barato
A rescue of the history of Ipanema beach in the 1970s, when the construction of a pier changed the l...
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Golden Oldies 2
The heroes of Golden Oldies 1— Juca, PR, and Montanha — are back, following different routes. Montan...
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The Deceased
After visiting a fortune teller, Zulmira is informed that a blonde woman will threaten her peace. Af...
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As Aventuras do Pequeno Colombo
To save the family from bankruptcy, Christopher Columbus convinces friends Leonardo da Vinci and Mon...
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Confissões de Uma Viúva Moça
In this comedy adaptation of Machado De Assis (1839-1908) novel, a young widow writes letters to a f...
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Jango
The story of João "Jango" Goulart, the Brazilian left-wing president deposed by the military....
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Movie Theaters of Rio
The story of Rio de Janeiro’s movie theaters and the radical transformation they have endured since ...
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Suspiros Republicanos ao Crepúsculo de um Império Tropical
The film tells a little of the history of Brazil immersed in the caricature of the conditions of mak...
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Subway to the Stars
In this highly stylized Brazilian drama a sax player fondly remembers one wonderful night spent with...
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Elvis & Madonna
In Copacabana, lesbian photographer Elvis is hired to deliver pizzas in the night shift on her motor...
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Amor e Medo
A film director and his wife retreat to the countryside to escape personal and professional struggle...
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Eu Sou Vida, Eu Não Sou Morte
Play written by Qorpo Santo, in 1866, about a love triangle in which the husband kills his rival in ...
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Estranho Triângulo
A poor college student becomes a homosexual millionaire's lover in order to get ahead in life. The l...
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The King of the Candle
Filming of the historical montage of Oswald de Andrade's play, where decadent millionaires, depraved...
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Golden Oldies
Four friends who only think about enjoying life, with big parties, women and drinks, are surprised b...
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Dybbuk: The Demon
Hannan is a brilliant Talmudic scholar who is constantly searching for something that not even he kn...
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Besame Mucho
The story of two couples - Xico and Olga, Tuca and Dina - through 20 years of friendship, from adole...
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On Borrowed Time
During the Brazilian military government, journalist Estêvão is sent from Rio de Janeiro to Brasilia...
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Batalha dos Guararapes
In the early 17th century, the Dutch have occupied Bom Jesus village, the last native stronghold in ...
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The Battle of Canudos
At the end of the 19th century, a poor family comes to the rural Canudos, a community led by Antônio...
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Baixo Gávea
Clara directs the rehearsals of a theatrical play about Fernando Pessoa while constantly seeking the...
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Massacre no Supermercado
Employees on a local supermarket plot an epic heist for robbing the place's vault, but things start ...
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Viva Sapato!
A light-hearted and high-spirited story, full of spice, sensuality and romance, Viva Zapato tells th...
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China, o Império do Centro
A portrait of conteporary China from Tai-chi-chuan to chinese arts....
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Bandidos da Falange
When the criminal Paulo Alberto is executed in the Baixada Fluminense, his lover Marluce keeps an ol...
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Solidão: Uma Linda História de Amor
Pedro, a poor Portuguese immigrant, comes to Brazil to try to change his life, but ends up getting i...
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Brazilian Cinema in the 20th Century
Two years of research and visits to collections, cinematheques and museums; almost seventy interview...
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Paulo Gracindo - O Bem Amado
The life of a famous Brazilian film and television actor, including testimonials from people who kne...
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Deliciosas Traições do Amor
Erotic comedy in four episodes loosely inspired by the 'Black Book of Love' by Marquês de Sade, whos...
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Desire Machine: 60 Years of Teatro Oficina
In six decades, Teatro Oficina has done more than revolutionize theatrical language in the country: ...
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Redeemer
Célio Rocha believes he was assigned by God Himself a difficult mission: to persuade his childhood f...
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VINTE - RioFilme, 20 anos de cinema brasileiro
The documentary VINTE - RioFilme, 20 anos de cinema brasileiro is a celebration of these two decades...
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A Mulher do Atirador de Facas
In a circus, the big act is that of the knife thrower, assisted by his wife. The couple takes risks ...
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Invisible World
An anthology film following different stories around the theme of invisibility in the modern world....
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