Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 25, 1954
- 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.
Movies with Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos
- Carandiru 2003 · ★ 7.6
- Marighella 2021 · ★ 7.6
- Behind the Sun 2001 · ★ 7.4
- Time and the Wind 2013 · ★ 7.1
- Me, You, Them 2000 · ★ 6.9
- Irmã Dulce 2014 · ★ 7.7
- Perfumed Ball 1997 · ★ 7.3
- A Family Submerged 2018 · ★ 6.2
- Dry Movie 2005 · ★ 6.7
- Mutum 2007 · ★ 7.7
- Midnight 1998 · ★ 5.8
- How to Die in Cinema 2002 · ★ 6.2
- Luiz Gonzaga - Tyrant League 2025 · ★ 7.8
- Fragma 2013 · ★ 6.0
- O Natal do Menino Imperador 2008 · ★ 7.0
- Under the Heavens 2020 · ★ 7.0
- The Midday Sun 2010
- The Inventor of Dreams 2013
- Acalanto 2013
- Romance do Vaqueiro Voador 2007
- O Homem Mau Dorme Bem 2009
- Son of Ox 2024
- Menino Azul 2021
- Heart of Darkness 2026
- Sousândrade - O Guesa Errante 2004
- Closes 1982
- A Arte de Morrer ou Marta Diptero Braquícero 2024
- Time, Knifed 2026
- Viver é Melhor Que Sonhar 2026
- The Bottled Captain 2026