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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

Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands
as Valdomiro 'Vadinho' Santos Guimarães

Medicine Man
as Dr. Miguel Ornega

Bye Bye Brazil
as Lorde Cigano

Romance
as Danilo

The Man of the Year
as Sílvio

Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
as Self

Prisoner of Rio
as Salo

Subway to the Stars
as Professor

Redeemer
as Dr. Sabóia