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José Wilker

Brazilian actor (1944–2014)

  • Fame57.1
  • Momentum23.0
  • Wikipedia21.8K
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Lived 1944–2014, aged 70Brazil
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  • Wikipedia
    19 languages
    Cross-language footprint
  • Era
    1944–2014
    Aged 70
  • Known for
    Medicine Man
    1992
Summary
Updated 2026-08-25

José Wilker Almeida was a Brazilian film, stage, and television actor and director. He gained fame in telenovelas such as Roque Santeiro (1985), but became internationally known for his role as Vadinho, the husband who returns from the dead to tempt Sônia Braga's character in the film Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands (1976).

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57.1
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Momentum23.0
Historical16.6
Now attention100.0
Source confidence70.0
Completeness80.0
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