José Wilker

Born: 1946-08-20

Birthplace: 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

Cute But Ordinary
Medicine Man
El Justicero
Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands
Bye Bye Brazil
The Duel: A Story Where Truth Is Mere Detail
Romance
Mary, Mother of the Son of God
The Man of the Year
Subway to the Stars

Top Movie Credits

Medicine Man Dr. Miguel Ornega
Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands Waldomiro 'Vadinho' Santos Guimarães
Bye Bye Brazil Lorde Cigano
Romance Danilo