José Wilker
Acting

José Wilker

Born 20 August 1946 · Juazeiro do Norte, Ceará, Brazil · Died 5 April 2014

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

Medicine Man
Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands
The Man of the Year
Bye Bye Brazil
Gabriela
The Well Beloved One
The Battle of Canudos
Golden Oldies
Trail of Lies
Cute but Ordinary
The Next Victim
Dead in the Water
As Aventuras do Pequeno Colombo
Isolados
The Duel: A Story Where Truth Is Mere Detail
Giovanni Improtta
Golden Oldies 2
Invisible World
Tancredo - A Travessia
The Time and Turn of Augusto Matraga
Elvis & Madonna
A Melhor Idade
The Well Beloved One
O Sonho de Inacim
Now Boarding
Romance
Sexo com Amor?
Golden Oldies
Canta Maria
The Greatest Love of All
Onde Anda Você
Redeemer
The Man of the Year
Mary, Mother of the Son of God
Viva Sapato!
Dead in the Water
Suspiros Republicanos ao Crepúsculo de um Império Tropical
Banquete
Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion
For All - O Trampolim da Vitória
Little Book of Love
The Battle of Canudos
Delicado
Josué de Castro, Cidadão do Mundo
Paixão e Guerra no Sertão de Canudos
Medicine Man
Lovely Child
Doida Demais
Better Days Ahead
Solidão: Uma Linda História de Amor
A Porta Aberta
Prisoner of Rio
Leila Diniz
Subway to the Stars
Besame Mucho
China, o Império do Centro
Fonte da Saudade
The Man in the Black Cape
Baixo Gávea
Jango
São Bernardo
O Bom Burguês
The King of the Candle
Fiebre amarilla
Los crápulas
Cute but Ordinary
Bye Bye Brazil
Professor Kranz german in Germany
Batalha dos Guararapes
Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands
Xica
Confissões de Uma Viúva Moça
O Casal
Ana, a Libertina
Deliciosas Traições do Amor
Amor e Medo
The Conspirators
Dybbuk: The Demon
Eu Sou Vida, Eu Não Sou Morte
Estranho Triângulo
On Borrowed Time
Massacre no Supermercado
El Justicero
Paixão
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