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Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos
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 phys…
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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.
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2026
Viver é Melhor Que Sonhar
Movie Belchior
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2026
Time, Knifed
Movie Juvenal
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2026
Heart of Darkness
Movie
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2026
Alucinação
TV show Belchior
- 2025
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2025
Guerreiros do Sol
TV show Bosco
- 2024
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2024
Son of Ox
Movie Pai
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2023
Cangaço Novo
TV show Deocleciano
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2023
Marighella
TV show Branco
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2022
Aluísio, the Silence and the Sea
Movie Director
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2021
Menino Azul
Movie Anselmo
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2021
Marighella
Movie Branco
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2020
Under the Heavens
Movie Vilmar
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2019
A Mother's Love
TV show Januário Silva
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2019
Aruanas
TV show Miguel Kiriakos
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2019
Sweet Diva
TV show Miroel Matheus
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2018
A Family Submerged
Movie Titán
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2016
Above Justice
TV show Euclydes Menezes
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2015
Time After Time
TV show Bento Silvino / Bento Ventura
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2014
Irmã Dulce
Movie Dom Eugênio Sales
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2014
Now Generation
TV show Frederico Yanes (Fred)
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2014
O Tempo e o Vento
TV show Manoel Terra (Maneco Terra)
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2013
Fragma
Movie Homem 1 Mais Velho
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2013
The Inventor of Dreams
Movie Timóteo
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2013
Time and the Wind
Movie Maneco
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2013
Acalanto
Movie Chico
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2013
Caribbean Flower
TV show Donato Silva
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2011
The Life We Lead
TV show Renato Nogueira Martins
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2010
The Midday Sun
Movie Artur
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2009
O Homem Mau Dorme Bem
Movie Caburé
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2008
O Natal do Menino Imperador
Movie Zampano
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2008
Queridos Amigos
TV show Ivan
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2007
Mutum
Movie Aristeu
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2007
Stone of the Kingdom
TV show Arésio
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2007
Romance do Vaqueiro Voador
Movie Vaqueiro Voador
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2005
Carandiru: The Series
TV show Drauzio Varella
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2005
Dry Movie
Movie Jurandir
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2004
Sousândrade - O Guesa Errante
Movie Sousândrade
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2004
Her Own Destiny
TV show Sebastião
