7.6
Movie
Acting
Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos
- Born
- (age 72)
- Birthplace
- Umbuzeiro, Paraíba, Brazil
- Credits
- 54 titles
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.
Signature work
Known For
7.6
Movie
7.6
Movie
Marighella
7.4
Movie
Behind the Sun
7.7
TV
Cangaço Novo
7.1
Movie
Time and the Wind
6.9
Movie
Me, You, Them
7.7
Movie
Irmã Dulce
7.1
TV
Above Justice
7.2
TV
A Mother's Love
7.3
Movie
Perfumed Ball
7.8
TV
Her Own Destiny
7.3
TV
Sweet Diva
6.2
Movie
A Family Submerged
6.7
Movie
Dry Movie
7.7
Movie
Mutum
8.2
TV
Time After Time
8.2
TV
The Life We Lead
7.5
TV
Aruanas
Acting credits 53
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| TBA | Chofre Film | |
| TBA | Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos Não Está Neste Filme Film | |
| 2026 | Viver é Melhor Que Sonhar Film | Belchior |
| 2026 | The Bottled Captain Film | Capitão |
| 2026 | Time, Knifed Film | Juvenal |
| 2026 | Heart of Darkness Film | |
| 2026 | Alucinação TV | Belchior (4 ep) |
| 2025 | Luiz Gonzaga - Tyrant League Film | |
| 2025 | Guerreiros do Sol TV | Bosco (45 ep) |
| 2024 | A Arte de Morrer ou Marta Diptero Braquícero Film | |
| 2024 | Son of Ox Film | Pai |
| 2023 | Cangaço Novo TV | Deocleciano (8 ep) |
| 2023 | Marighella TV | Branco (4 ep) |
| 2021 | Menino Azul Film | Anselmo |
| 2021 | Marighella Film | Branco |
| 2020 | Under the Heavens Film | Vilmar |
| 2019 | A Mother's Love TV | Januário Silva (125 ep) |
| 2019 | Aruanas TV | Miguel Kiriakos (10 ep) |
| 2019 | Sweet Diva TV | Miroel Matheus (1 ep) |
| 2018 | A Family Submerged Film | Titán |
| 2016 | Above Justice TV | Euclydes Menezes (20 ep) |
| 2016 | O País do Cinema TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 2015 | Time After Time TV | Bento Silvino / Bento Ventura (161 ep) |
| 2014 | Irmã Dulce Film | Dom Eugênio Sales |
| 2014 | Now Generation TV | Frederico Yanes (Fred) (155 ep) |
| 2014 | O Tempo e o Vento TV | Manoel Terra (Maneco Terra) (3 ep) |
| 2013 | Fragma Film | Homem 1 Mais Velho |
| 2013 | The Inventor of Dreams Film | Timóteo |
| 2013 | Time and the Wind Film | Maneco |
| 2013 | Acalanto Film | Chico |
| 2013 | Caribbean Flower TV | Donato Silva (159 ep) |
| 2011 | The Life We Lead TV | Renato Nogueira Martins (137 ep) |
| 2010 | The Midday Sun Film | Artur |
| 2009 | O Homem Mau Dorme Bem Film | Caburé |
| 2008 | O Natal do Menino Imperador Film | Zampano |
| 2008 | Queridos Amigos TV | Ivan (25 ep) |
| 2007 | Mutum Film | Aristeu |
| 2007 | Stone of the Kingdom TV | Arésio (4 ep) |
| 2007 | Romance do Vaqueiro Voador Film | Vaqueiro Voador |
| 2005 | Carandiru: The Series TV | Drauzio Varella (10 ep) |
| 2005 | Dry Movie Film | Jurandir |
| 2004 | Sousândrade - O Guesa Errante Film | Sousândrade |
| 2004 | Her Own Destiny TV | Sebastião (2 ep) |
| 2003 | Cena Aberta TV | Simão (4 ep) |
| 2003 | Carandiru Film | Doutor (Physician) |
| 2002 | Pastores da Noite TV | Pé de Vento (4 ep) |
| 2002 | How to Die in Cinema Film | Papagaio |
| 2001 | Behind the Sun Film | Salustiano |
| 2000 | Brava Gente TV | Pé de Vento (1 ep) |
| 2000 | Me, You, Them Film | Ciro |
| 1998 | Midnight Film | João |
| 1997 | Perfumed Ball Film | Lampião |
| 1982 | Closes Film |
Crew credits 1
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Aluísio, the Silence and the Sea Film | Director |