Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 25, 1954 (age 72)
- Birthplace
- Umbuzeiro, Paraíba, Brazil
Biography
Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos is a Brazilian actor and director whose career spans film, television, theater, and circus. He gained international recognition for his performance as physician Drauzio Varella in Hector Babenco’s acclaimed Carandiru (2003), for which he received an acting award at the Cartagena International Film Festival. He made his feature-film debut as the legendary Brazilian outlaw Lampião in Perfumed Ball (O Baile Perfumado, 1996), and subsequently worked with acclaimed directors including Walter Salles and Andrucha Waddington. A prominent figure in Brazilian theater and circus, Vasconcelos is also known for creating the iconic clown character Xuxu, whom he has performed since 1978. His television credits include A Pedra do Reino and Queridos Amigos. He studied performing arts in Denmark and at Brazil’s National Circus School.
Known For
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Filmography
Chofre
Movie
Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos Não Está Neste Filme
Movie
Leandro & Leonardo: Não Aprendi Dizer Adeus
Movie · as Seu Avelho
Heart of Darkness
Movie
Time, Knifed
Movie · as Juvenal
Viver é Melhor Que Sonhar
Movie · as Belchior
The Bottled Captain
Movie · as Capitão
Alucinação
TV · as Belchior · 4 eps
Luiz Gonzaga - Tyrant League
Movie
Guerreiros do Sol
TV · as Bosco · 45 eps
Son of Ox
Movie · as Pai
A Arte de Morrer ou Marta Diptero Braquícero
Movie
Cangaço Novo
TV · as Deocleciano · 8 eps
Marighella
TV · as Branco · 4 eps
Marighella
Movie · as Branco
Menino Azul
Movie · as Anselmo
Under the Heavens
Movie · as Vilmar
Aruanas
TV · as Miguel Kiriakos · 10 eps
Sweet Diva
TV · as Miroel Matheus · 1 ep
A Mother's Love
TV · as Januário Silva · 125 eps
A Family Submerged
Movie · as Titán
Above Justice
TV · as Euclydes Menezes · 20 eps
O País do Cinema
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Time After Time
TV · as Bento Silvino / Bento Ventura · 161 eps
Irmã Dulce
Movie · as Dom Eugênio Sales
O Tempo e o Vento
TV · as Manoel Terra (Maneco Terra) · 3 eps
Now Generation
TV · as Frederico Yanes (Fred) · 155 eps
Fragma
Movie · as Homem 1 Mais Velho
The Inventor of Dreams
Movie · as Timóteo
Time and the Wind
Movie · as Maneco
Acalanto
Movie · as Chico
Caribbean Flower
TV · as Donato Silva · 159 eps
The Life We Lead
TV · as Renato Nogueira Martins · 137 eps
The Midday Sun
Movie · as Artur
O Homem Mau Dorme Bem
Movie · as Caburé
O Natal do Menino Imperador
Movie · as Zampano
Queridos Amigos
TV · as Ivan · 25 eps
Romance do Vaqueiro Voador
Movie · as Vaqueiro Voador
Mutum
Movie · as Aristeu
Stone of the Kingdom
TV · as Arésio · 4 eps
Dry Movie
Movie · as Jurandir
Carandiru: The Series
TV · as Drauzio Varella · 10 eps
Sousândrade - O Guesa Errante
Movie · as Sousândrade
Her Own Destiny
TV · as Sebastião · 2 eps
Carandiru
Movie · as Doutor (Physician)
Cena Aberta
TV · as Simão · 4 eps
How to Die in Cinema
Movie · as Papagaio
Pastores da Noite
TV · as Pé de Vento · 4 eps
Behind the Sun
Movie · as Salustiano
Me, You, Them
Movie · as Ciro
Brava Gente
TV · as Pé de Vento · 1 ep
Midnight
Movie · as João
Perfumed Ball
Movie · as Lampião
Closes
Movie