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José Wilker is a Actor Brésilien born on 20 august 1946
José Wilker de 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 torment Sonia Braga in the movie "Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands" (1976).
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Birth name José Wilker de Almeida
Nationality Bresil
Birth 20 august 1946
Death 5 april 2014 (at 67 years) at Rio de Janeiro (Bresil)
Nationality Bresil
Birth 20 august 1946
Death 5 april 2014 (at 67 years) at Rio de Janeiro (Bresil)
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Isolados (2014)
Origin Bresil
Genres Thriller, Horror
Actors Bruno Gagliasso, Regiane Alves, José Wilker, Juliana Alves
Roles Dr. Fausto
Rating54%
The film tells the story of Lauro, a young psychiatrist who fell in love with his former patient Renata. One day, they decide to travel to the mountains in search of tranquillity, without knowing that the site houses a serial killers couple, which are targeting women in the region. Isolated, they will have to fight alone for their lives.
Golden Oldies 2 (2013)
, 1h22Directed by Hugo Carvana
Origin Bresil
Genres Comedy
Actors José Wilker, Paulo Betti, Juliana Paes, Betty Faria, Leona Cavalli, Fabiana Karla
Roles Juca
Rating44%
Golden Oldies (2008)
, 1h35Directed by Hugo Carvana
Origin Bresil
Genres Comedy
Actors José Wilker, Paulo Betti, Laura Cardoso, Fernanda de Freitas, Pedro Cardoso, Malu Mader
Roles Juca
Rating51%
The Greatest Love of All (2006)
, 1h46Directed by Carlos Diegues
Origin Bresil
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors José Wilker, Taís Araújo, Léa Garcia, Sérgio Britto, Anna Sophia Folch, Hugo Carvana
Roles Antônio
Rating65%
The film follows Antônio (José Wilker), an astrophysicist who lived most of his life in the United States, as he returns to Brazil in demand for their origin and their biological parents. In Brazil, Antônio becomes aware he suffers from a serious illness, whilst he falls in love for Antônia (Taís Araújo), a suburb's girl.
, 1h48Directed by Garth Jennings
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Adventure, Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction, Comic science fiction
Themes Space adventure films, Post-apocalyptic films, Films about religion, Dans l'espace, Films based on science fiction novels, Comedy science fiction films, Films set in the future, Films about extraterrestrial life, Political films, Dystopian films, Space opera, Films about extraterrestrial life, Robot films, Disaster films
Actors Martin Freeman, Zooey Deschanel, Mos Def, Sam Rockwell, Bill Nighy, Anna Chancellor
Roles Narrator version Brazil
Rating66%
The film begins with a Broadway-style number "So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish", sung by the dolphins of the world, who are aware of the Earth's impending doom. At the end, they all jump out of the oceans and into space, leaving Earth for good.
Redeemer (2004)
, 1h50Origin Bresil
Genres Drama, Fantasy
Actors Camila Pitanga, Miguel Falabella, Fernanda Montenegro, Pedro Cardoso, Stênio Garcia, Fernando Torres
Roles Dr. Sabóia
Rating68%
In the 70s, in Rio de Janeiro, the neighborhood of Barra da Tijuca was a kind of promised land. One of several buildings on the site was the Paradise Condominium, a luxury building that would be constructed by the contractor of Dr. Sabóia (José Wilker). Celio, still a child, is impressed with the model of the enterprise, shown by his friend Otávio, son of Dr. Sabóia. With the excitement of the son, his parents decide to buy an apartment in Paradise Condominium, the number 808.
The Man of the Year (2003)
, 1h53Origin Bresil
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Murilo Benício, Cláudia Abreu, Natália Lage, Jorge Dória, Lázaro Ramos, Moska
Roles Sílvio
Rating70%
Maiquel (Murilo Benício) is a single, ordinary man living in the Baixada Fluminense region of Rio de Janeiro. After losing a soccer bet to his friends, Maiquel must dye his hair blond. This unusual event in his otherwise mundane life, inspires Maiquel to ask his hairdresser, Cledir (Cláudia Abreu) out to a bar where he is confronted and bullied by a local criminal named Suel (Wagner Moura). He decides to settle the matter by subsequently buying a rifle which he uses to shoot and kill Suel the next day. He does so in front of Suel's girlfriend. Instead of reprimanding Maiquel, most everyone in the neighborhood, including the police, are overjoyed that he has killed off this local pest, and show their gratitude with gifts. With the news of Maiquel's rise to heroism, influential locals hire him to kill others for him, turning him into a full-on hitman. Maiquel's once dull life becomes one filled with drugs, sex, wealth, and violence as he gradually becomes detached from his wife and becomes less of the "ordinary man" he once was. This path of destruction leads Maiquel to become an outlaw on the run. The film ends with Maiquel dying his hair black and running from the police, realizing just how much his life has changed.
Dead in the Water (2002)
, 1h30Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Crime
Actors Henry Thomas, Dominique Swain, Scott Bairstow, José Wilker, Lavínia Vlasak, Renata Fronzi
Roles Father
Rating48%
Gloria (Dominique Swain) is the spoiled daughter of a Brazilian businessman who is bankrupt. Her father asks her to take Marcos (Sebastian DeVicente), the son of her father's business partner, out for a swim in the ocean. She does so, using her father's yacht and accompanied by her boyfriend Danny (Scott Bairstow) and their buddy Jeffrey (Henry Thomas). Gloria is caught kissing Marcos. Danny is jealous and throws Marcos in the water with a life preserver. To scare Marcos, he then drives the boat to a distant island. When they return to where they left him, Marcos has disappeared. Afraid of the consequences of his possible drowning, they discuss alibis and try to figure a way out of their predicament, first destroying their relationships and then themselves.
, 2h10Origin Bresil
Genres Drama, Biography, Historical, Musical
Actors Antônio Fagundes, Marcos Palmeira, Letícia Spiller, Ana Beatriz Nogueira, José Wilker, Othon Bastos
Roles Donizetti
Rating62%
La vie de Heitor Villa-Lobos, le plus génial des compositeurs classiques brésiliens. Petit, il connaît la violence de son père et la tristesse de sa mère. Ses décéptions amoureuses avec Lucilla, sa première femme, le font souffrir, tout comme le fait de ne pas avoir d'enfants. De même, sa musique n'est pas comprise par la société à laquelle il appartient. En dépit des difficultés, Villa-Lobos poursuit son destin de compositeur et la musique transcende sa réalité.
Medicine Man (1992)
, 1h46Directed by John McTiernan
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure, Romance
Themes Medical-themed films
Actors Sean Connery, Lorraine Bracco, José Wilker
Roles Dr. Miguel Ornega
Rating60%
A pharmaceutical company sends biochemist Dr. Rae Crane (Bracco) into the Amazonian rainforest to locate researcher Robert Campbell (Connery), after his wife and research partner abandon him.
Better Days Ahead (1989)
, 1h32Directed by Carlos Diegues
Origin Bresil
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Musical theatre, Fantasy, Romance
Themes Films about television
Actors Marília Pêra, Paulo José, José Wilker, Marilu Bueno, Lília Cabral, Joffre Soares
Roles Wallace Caldeira
Rating67%
The staff of a dubbing studio celebrates the arrival of an acclaimed show called The Mary Shadow Show. To dub the main character, Dalila (Zezé Motta) indicates her neighbor Marialva (Marília Pêra), who adopts the name "Mary Mattos" as she dreams of becoming a Hollywood star. Marialva lives tormented by the death of her former boyfriend, and finds refuge on Wallace (José Wilker), a married man who promises he will abandon his family to live with her.
Prisoner of Rio (1988)
, 1h44Directed by Lech Majewski
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller
Actors Steven Berkoff, Paul Freeman, Peter Firth, Florinda Bolkan, Desmond Llewelyn, José Wilker
Roles Salo
Rating56%
After escaping from Wandsworth prison for his part in the Great Train Robbery, Ronald "Ronnie" Biggs (Paul Freeman) goes on the run to Rio de Janeiro and becomes the world's most wanted man. Hot on his trail however is committed copper Jack McFarland (Steven Berkoff), who will stop at nothing to bring him back to justice - even if that means stepping outside the law.
Subway to the Stars (1987)
, 1h43Directed by Carlos Diegues
Origin Bresil
Genres Drama
Actors Guilherme Fontes, Milton Gonçalves, Miriam Pires, José Wilker, Betty Faria, Daniel Filho
Roles Professor
Rating64%
Vinícius, jeune saxophoniste, vit de nombreuses expériences dans les rues de Rio de Janeiro alors qu'il recherche sa petite amie disparue. Il est confronté à la violence, à la misère et aux injustices.
Besame Mucho (1987)
, 1h48Origin Bresil
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Antônio Fagundes, Paulo Betti, Christiane Torloni, José Wilker, Glória Pires, Giulia Gam
Roles Xico
Rating62%
The Man in the Black Cape (1986)
, 2hDirected by Sérgio Rezende
Origin Bresil
Genres Biography, Historical, Crime
Actors José Wilker, Jonas Bloch, Tonico Pereira, Chico Díaz
Roles Tenório Cavalcanti
Rating72%