Acting · geboren 1954-06-25 · Umbuzeiro, Paraíba, Brazil

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.

Bekannt aus

• Carandiru (2003) – Doutor (Physician)
• Hinter der Sonne (2001) – Salustiano
• Marighella (2021) – Branco
• New Bandits (2023) – Deocleciano
• O Tempo e o Vento (2013) – Maneco
• Ich Du Sie: Darlenes Männer (2000) – Ciro
• Irmã Dulce (2014) – Dom Eugênio Sales
• Justiça (2016) – Euclydes Menezes
• Amor de Mãe (2019) – Januário Silva
• Senhora do Destino (2004) – Sebastião
• Baile Perfumado (1997) – Lampião
• A Dona do Pedaço (2019) – Miroel Matheus
• Die untergegangene Familie (2018) – Titán
• Árido Movie (2005) – Jurandir
• Mutum (2007) – Aristeu
• Além do Tempo (2015) – Bento Silvino / Bento Ventura
• A Vida da Gente (2011) – Renato Nogueira Martins
• Aruanas (2019) – Miguel Kiriakos
• O Primeiro Dia (1998) – João
• Flor do Caribe (2013) – Donato Silva
• Guerreiros do Sol (2025) – Bosco
• Como se Morre no Cinema (2002) – Papagaio
• O Tempo e o Vento (2014) – Manoel Terra (Maneco Terra)
• Brava Gente (2000) – Pé de Vento
• Luiz Gonzaga: Légua Tirana (2025)
• Fragma (2013) – Homem 1 Mais Velho
• Marighella (2023) – Branco
• Geração Brasil (2014) – Frederico Yanes (Fred)
• Queridos Amigos (2008) – Ivan
• Carandiru Outras Histórias (2005) – Drauzio Varella
• O Natal do Menino Imperador (2008) – Zampano
• Seiva Bruta (2020) – Vilmar
• Pastores da Noite (2002) – Pé de Vento
• Cena Aberta (2003) – Simão
• Alucinação (2026) – Belchior
• O Sol do Meio Dia (2010) – Artur
• Acalanto (2013) – Chico
• O Inventor de Sonhos (2013) – Timóteo
• Romance do Vaqueiro Voador (2007) – Vaqueiro Voador
• O Homem Mau Dorme Bem (2009) – Caburé