Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 25, 1954
- Birthplace
- Umbuzeiro, Paraíba, Brazil
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
Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos Não Está Neste Filme TBA
Actor
- Chofre
Chofre TBA
Actor
- Leandro & Leonardo: Não Aprendi Dizer Adeus
Leandro & Leonardo: Não Aprendi Dizer Adeus 2027
as Seu Avelho
- Viver é Melhor Que Sonhar
Viver é Melhor Que Sonhar 2026
as Belchior
The Bottled Captain 2026
as Capitão
Time, Knifed 2026
as Juvenal
Heart of Darkness 2026
Actor
Luiz Gonzaga - Tyrant League 2025
Actor
A Arte de Morrer ou Marta Diptero Braquícero 2024
Actor
Son of Ox 2024
as Pai
Aluísio, the Silence and the Sea 2022
Director
Menino Azul 2021
as Anselmo
Marighella 2021
as Branco
Under the Heavens 2020
as Vilmar
A Family Submerged 2018
as Titán
Irmã Dulce 2014
as Dom Eugênio Sales
Fragma 2013
as Homem 1 Mais Velho
The Inventor of Dreams 2013
as Timóteo
Time and the Wind 2013
as Maneco
Acalanto 2013
as Chico
The Midday Sun 2010
as Artur
O Homem Mau Dorme Bem 2009
as Caburé
O Natal do Menino Imperador 2008
as Zampano
Mutum 2007
as Aristeu
- Romance do Vaqueiro Voador
Romance do Vaqueiro Voador 2007
as Vaqueiro Voador
Dry Movie 2005
as Jurandir
- Sousândrade - O Guesa Errante
Sousândrade - O Guesa Errante 2004
as Sousândrade
Carandiru 2003
as Doutor (Physician)
How to Die in Cinema 2002
as Papagaio
Behind the Sun 2001
as Salustiano
Me, You, Them 2000
as Ciro
Midnight 1998
as João
Perfumed Ball 1997
as Lampião
Closes 1982
Actor
Credits from TMDB.