Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos
Acting
- Born:
- 1954-06-25
- Place of birth:
- 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
Filmography
Leandro & Leonardo: Não Aprendi Dizer Adeus
Viver é Melhor Que Sonhar
The Bottled Captain
Time, Knifed
Heart of Darkness
Alucinação
Luiz Gonzaga - Tyrant League
Guerreiros do Sol
A Arte de Morrer ou Marta Diptero Braquícero
Son of Ox
Cangaço Novo
Marighella
Aluísio, the Silence and the Sea
Menino Azul
Marighella
Under the Heavens
A Mother's Love
Aruanas
Sweet Diva
A Family Submerged
Above Justice
O País do Cinema
Time After Time
Irmã Dulce
Now Generation
O Tempo e o Vento
Fragma
The Inventor of Dreams
Time and the Wind
Acalanto
Caribbean Flower
The Life We Lead
The Midday Sun
O Homem Mau Dorme Bem
O Natal do Menino Imperador
Queridos Amigos
Mutum
Stone of the Kingdom
Romance do Vaqueiro Voador
Carandiru: The Series
Dry Movie
Sousândrade - O Guesa Errante
Her Own Destiny
Cena Aberta
Carandiru
Pastores da Noite
How to Die in Cinema
Behind the Sun
Brava Gente
Me, You, Them
Midnight
Perfumed Ball
Closes
Chofre
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