Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos
- Professione
- Recitazione
- Nascita
- 25 giugno 1954
- Luogo di nascita
- Umbuzeiro, Paraíba, Brazil
Biografia
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.
Film con Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos
- Carandiru 2003 · ★ 7.6
- Marighella 2021 · ★ 7.6
- Disperato aprile 2001 · ★ 7.4
- O Tempo e o Vento 2013 · ★ 7.1
- Eu Tu Eles 2000 · ★ 6.9
- Irmã Dulce 2014 · ★ 7.7
- Baile Perfumado 1997 · ★ 7.3
- Familia sumergida 2018 · ★ 6.2
- Árido Movie 2005 · ★ 6.7
- Mutum 2007 · ★ 7.7
- O Primeiro Dia 1998 · ★ 5.8
- Como se Morre no Cinema 2002 · ★ 6.2
- Luiz Gonzaga: Légua Tirana 2025 · ★ 7.8
- Fragma 2013 · ★ 6.0
- O Natal do Menino Imperador 2008 · ★ 7.0
- Seiva Bruta 2020 · ★ 7.0
- O Sol do Meio Dia 2010
- O Inventor de Sonhos 2013
- Acalanto 2013
- Romance do Vaqueiro Voador 2007
- O Homem Mau Dorme Bem 2009
- Filho de Boi 2024
- Menino Azul 2021
- Coração das Trevas 2026
- Sousândrade - O Guesa Errante 2004
- Closes 1982
- A Arte de Morrer ou Marta Diptero Braquícero 2024
- Tempo à Faca 2026
- Viver é Melhor Que Sonhar 2026
- O Capitão Engarrafado 2026