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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.
As actor
Heart of Darkness
Time, Knifed
Viver é Melhor Que Sonhar
The Bottled Captain
Luiz Gonzaga - Tyrant League
Son of Ox
A Arte de Morrer ou Marta Diptero Braquícero
Marighella
Menino Azul
Under the Heavens
A Family Submerged
Irmã Dulce
Fragma
Time and the Wind
The Inventor of Dreams
Acalanto
The Midday Sun
O Homem Mau Dorme Bem
O Natal do Menino Imperador
Romance do Vaqueiro Voador
Mutum
Dry Movie
Sousândrade - O Guesa Errante
Carandiru
How to Die in Cinema
Behind the Sun
Me, You, Them
Midnight
Perfumed Ball
Closes
