1954-06-2572 years, 4 months, and 13 days old
Place of birth:
Umbuzeiro, Paraíba, Brazil
Adult:
No
Gender:
Male
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.
Images Gallery
Best Credits: 54
| Title | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Carandiru | Doutor (Physician) | 7.583 | 2003-04-11 | 1.9833 | ||
Dry Movie | Jurandir | 6.7 | 2005-04-14 | 0.6228 | ||
Behind the Sun | Salustiano | 7.377 | 2001-12-12 | 1.0761 | ||
Me, You, Them | Ciro | 6.9 | 2000-08-17 | 0.8212 | ||
Perfumed Ball | Lampião | 7.3 | 1997-08-01 | 2.0009 | ||
The Midday Sun | Artur | 0 | 2010-10-01 | 0.5418 | ||
O Natal do Menino Imperador | Zampano | 7 | 2008-12-23 | 0.5661 | ||
How to Die in Cinema | Papagaio | 6.2 | 2002-03-07 | 0.6298 | ||
Fragma | Homem 1 Mais Velho | 6 | 2013-10-28 | 2.1641 | ||
The Inventor of Dreams | Timóteo | 0 | 2013-10-11 | 1.2675 |