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José Wilker
Actor

José Wilker

Born August 20, 1946 in Juazeiro do Norte, Ceará, Brazil

Died April 5, 2014

3 films

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).

Filmography 3

Medicine Man (1992) movie poster
Medicine Man1992
Bye Bye Brazil (1980) movie poster
Bye Bye Brazil1980
Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands (1976) movie poster
Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands1976