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José Wilker

Acting · Born August 20, 1946 · Juazeiro do Norte, Ceará, Brazil

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 with José Wilker

• Cute but Ordinary (1981) — Edgar
• Medicine Man (1992) — Dr. Miguel Ornega
• Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands (1976) — Waldomiro 'Vadinho' Santos Guimarães
• Golden Oldies (2008) — Juca
• Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional (1997) — Self
• Sexo com Amor? (2008) — Jorge
• The Man of the Year (2003) — Sílvio
• Mary, Mother of the Son of God (2003) — Pilatos
• Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion (2000) — Donizetti
• Eu Sou Vida, Eu Não Sou Morte (1970)
• Paixão (1965)
• Paulo Gracindo - O Bem Amado (2009) — Self

TV shows with José Wilker

• Her Own Destiny (2004) — Giovanni Improtta
• The Next Victim (1995) — Marcelo Rossi
• Trail of Lies (2013) — Herbert Marques
• Um Anjo Caiu do Céu (2001) — Tarso de Montaltino
• Desejos de Mulher (2002) — Ariel Godoy
• Jequitibá (1993) — Belarmino
• Fera Ferida (1993) — Demóstenes Maçaranduba da Costa
• Roque Santeiro (1985) — Luis Roque Duarte ("Roque Santeiro")