Paulo Villaça — Actor (8)
Copacabana Mon Amour (1970) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
Copacabana Mon Amour
director: Rogério Sganzerla actor: Helena Ignez / Otoniel Serra
Sônia and her homosexual brother are both believed by their mother to be possessed by the devil. She works as a prostitute in the streets of Copacabana and he’s a servant who falls madly in love with his employer.
The Red Light Bandit (1968) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
O Bandido da Luz Vermelha
director: Rogério Sganzerla actor: Paulo Villaça / Luiz Linhares
other title: O Bandido da Luz Vermelha / El bandido de la luz roja
Born and raised in the misery of Brazilian slums, Jorge becomes a luxury house burglar in São Paulo and gets nicknamed "The Red Light Bandit" by the sensationalist press. In addition to wearing a red flashlight, he talks to his hostages in an irreverent tone and makes bold breakthroughs to later spend the money extravagantly. His world is the decadent neighbourhood of Boca do Lixo.
The Monsters of Babaloo (1970) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
Os Monstros de Babaloo
director: Elyseu Visconti actor: Wilza Carla / Zezé Macedo
other title: Os Monstros de Babaloo
Daily scenes of a grotesque family living in the metaphorical island of Babaloo.
Mangúe-Bangúe (1971) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
Mangue-Bangue
director: Neville D'Almeida actor: Maria Gladys / Paulo Villaça
other title: Mangue-Bangue
The quasi-fictional story of transgender sex workers living in Rio de Janeiro's swampy red light district, who are joined by a group of hippies and a runaway stockbroker, "Mangue-Bangue" is the paradigmatic expression of the post-1968 spirit of desbunde, the Brazilian slang catchword for "sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll".
Rio Babilonia (1982) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
Rio Babilônia
director: Neville D'Almeida actor: Joel Barcellos / Christiane Torloni
other title: Rio Babilônia
A public relations man is invited to guide an American millionaire during his stay in Rio de Janeiro. He gets involved in the most bizarre situations, from orgiastic mega-parties to confrontations with the police, meetings with drug dealers and movie stars, facing corruption and even murder.
The Werewolf: A Midnight Terror (1975) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
O Lobisomem: O Terror da Meia-Noite
director: Elyseu Visconti actor: Wilson Grey / Paulo Villaça
other title: O Lobisomem: O Terror da Meia-Noite
A millionaire lives in a sinister cottage where strange events unfold. A damned creature, he transforms himself in a werewolf and leads a following whose adepts spread horror and despair in the neighboring city, becoming themselves a clan of assassins. One day, the werewolf confronts Branca Justiça (White Justice), who summons benign forces to scathe them and frees him of his own wickedness.
Lady on the Bus (1978) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
A Dama do Lotação
director: Neville D'Almeida actor: Sonia Braga / Nuno Leal Maia
other title: A Dama do Lotação / Die Dame im Bus
Solange is a recently married young woman whose wedding night did not end well. After constant fights with her husband, she decides to live through her sexual frustration by sleeping with strangers she picks up on crowded buses in Rio de Janeiro.
The Rich Are Something Else (1977) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
Gente Fina é Outra Coisa
other title: Gente Fina é Outra Coisa / Gente Fina É Outra Coisa
Tadeu, a poor lad from the Northeast of Brazil, comes to Rio de Janeiro to try his luck. His good looks and education win him the favor of rich people. In his spare time, he becomes the favorite among lonely and rich ladies. Soon he gets involved in trouble.