Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1954-06-25
Place of Birth
Umbuzeiro, Paraíba, Brazil
Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos
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
as Bento Silvino / Bento Ventura
as Renato Nogueira Martins
as Frederico Yanes (Fred)
as Donato Silva
as Januário Silva
as Bosco
as Euclydes Menezes
as Ivan
as Doutor (Physician)
as Chico
as Sebastião
as Branco
as Miguel Kiriakos
as Deocleciano
as Lampião
as Salustiano
as Capitão
as Anselmo
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