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José Wilker

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Also known as José Wilker de Almeida, Jose Wilker, Jose Wilker de Almeida

Brazilian actor (1944–2014)

Person · Open Library

Works
2

Top works

  • Em algum lugar fora deste mundo
  • Como deixar um relógio emocionado

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Film & TV

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).

Known for

  • Desire Machine: 60 Years of Teatro Oficina — Self2021
  • Dunas do Barato — Self2017
  • Brazilian Cinema in the 20th Century — Self2017
  • As Aventuras do Pequeno Colombo — Conde de Saint-Germain2016
  • Wilker Eterno — Self (archive footage)2016
  • Magnifica 70 — Tiradentes2015
  • Isolados — Dr. Fausto2014
  • The Duel: A Story Where Truth Is Mere Detail — Chico Pacheco2014
  • Giovanni Improtta — Giovanni Improtta2013
  • Golden Oldies 2 — Juca2013

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Brazil
Active from
1985-08-05
bass houseelectronicahouse

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
1
Total plays
67

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
Brazil
Place of birth
Juazeiro do Norte
Place of death
Rio de Janeiro
Occupation
announcer
Employer
TV Globo
Languages spoken
Brazilian Portuguese
Image
Josewilker10082006.jpg
Number of children
3
Political ideology
communism
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Commons category
José Wilker
ancestral home
Portugal
cause of death
myocardial infarction
manner of death
natural causes
date of birth
1944-08-20
date of death
2014-04-05
start of work period
1965-00-00
end of work period
2014-00-00
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