Acting
Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos
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.
Filmography
Heart of Darkness
Film · 2026
Time, Knifed
Film · 2026
Viver é Melhor Que Sonhar
Film · 2026
The Bottled Captain
Film · 2026
Alucinação
Series · 2026
Luiz Gonzaga - Tyrant League
Film · 2025
Guerreiros do Sol
Series · 2025
Son of Ox
Film · 2024
A Arte de Morrer ou Marta Diptero Braquícero
Film · 2024
Cangaço Novo
Series · 2023
Marighella
Series · 2023
Marighella
Film · 2021
Menino Azul
Film · 2021
Under the Heavens
Film · 2020
Aruanas
Series · 2019
Sweet Diva
Series · 2019
A Mother's Love
Series · 2019
A Family Submerged
Film · 2018
Above Justice
Series · 2016
O País do Cinema
Series · 2016
Time After Time
Series · 2015
Irmã Dulce
Film · 2014
O Tempo e o Vento
Series · 2014
Now Generation
Series · 2014
Fragma
Film · 2013
The Inventor of Dreams
Film · 2013
Time and the Wind
Film · 2013
Acalanto
Film · 2013
Caribbean Flower
Series · 2013
The Life We Lead
Series · 2011
The Midday Sun
Film · 2010
O Homem Mau Dorme Bem
Film · 2009
O Natal do Menino Imperador
Film · 2008
Queridos Amigos
Series · 2008
Romance do Vaqueiro Voador
Film · 2007
Mutum
Film · 2007
Stone of the Kingdom
Series · 2007
Dry Movie
Film · 2005
Carandiru: The Series
Series · 2005
Sousândrade - O Guesa Errante
Film · 2004
Her Own Destiny
Series · 2004
Carandiru
Film · 2003
Cena Aberta
Series · 2003
Cena Aberta
Series · 2003
How to Die in Cinema
Film · 2002
Pastores da Noite
Series · 2002
Behind the Sun
Film · 2001
Me, You, Them
Film · 2000
Brava Gente
Series · 2000
Midnight
Film · 1998
Perfumed Ball
Film · 1997
Closes
Film · 1982
Chofre
Film
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