Antonio Vilar was born in Lisbon, Portugal on October 31st. 1912. His career began as a newspaperman but soon entered in movies as a makeup artist first, sound technician, production designer and director's assistant. His first role was in Portuguese film A Severa (1931) and developed his film career as a leading man and character actor in Portugal and Spain in the forties. Later on he also produced several films. Most remembered for his role in Spanish production "El Judas" (1952). Retired in 1981, he died in Madrid on August 16th. 1995.