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José Wilker
Acting
Born: August 20, 1946
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).
Known For
Bonitinha mas Ordinária
as Edgar
Medicine Man
as Dr. Miguel Ornega
Bye Bye Brazil
as Lorde Cigano
Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands
as Valdomiro 'Vadinho' Santos Guimarães
The Man of the Year
as Sílvio
Prisoner of Rio
as Salo
Viva Sapato!
as Fernando
Subway to the Stars
as Professor
Now Boarding
as Fulano
Romance
as Danilo
