Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos
Acting
1954-06-25 · 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
Viver é Melhor Que Sonhar
2026 · Movie
TheatersThe Bottled Captain
2026 · Movie
TheatersTime, Knifed
2026 · Movie
TheatersHeart of Darkness
2026 · Movie
Alucinação
2026 · Series
Luiz Gonzaga - Tyrant League
2025 · Movie
Guerreiros do Sol
2025 · Series
A Arte de Morrer ou Marta Diptero Braquícero
2024 · Movie
Son of Ox
2024 · Movie
Cangaço Novo
2023 · Series
Marighella
2023 · Series
Aluísio, the Silence and the Sea
2022 · Movie
Menino Azul
2021 · Movie
Marighella
2021 · Movie
Under the Heavens
2020 · Movie
A Mother's Love
2019 · Series
Aruanas
2019 · Series
Sweet Diva
2019 · Series
A Family Submerged
2018 · Movie
Above Justice
2016 · Series
O País do Cinema
2016 · Series
Time After Time
2015 · Series
Irmã Dulce
2014 · Movie
Now Generation
2014 · Series
O Tempo e o Vento
2014 · Series
Fragma
2013 · Movie
The Inventor of Dreams
2013 · Movie
Time and the Wind
2013 · Movie
Acalanto
2013 · Movie
Caribbean Flower
2013 · Series
The Life We Lead
2011 · Series
The Midday Sun
2010 · Movie
O Homem Mau Dorme Bem
2009 · Movie
O Natal do Menino Imperador
2008 · Movie
Queridos Amigos
2008 · Series
Mutum
2007 · Movie
Stone of the Kingdom
2007 · Series
Romance do Vaqueiro Voador
2007 · Movie
Carandiru: The Series
2005 · Series
Dry Movie
2005 · Movie
Sousândrade - O Guesa Errante
2004 · Movie
Her Own Destiny
2004 · Series
Cena Aberta
2003 · Series
Carandiru
2003 · Movie
Pastores da Noite
2002 · Series
How to Die in Cinema
2002 · Movie
Behind the Sun
2001 · Movie
Brava Gente
2000 · Series
Me, You, Them
2000 · Movie
Midnight
1998 · Movie
Perfumed Ball
1997 · Movie
Closes
1982 · Movie
Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos Não Está Neste Filme
Movie
Chofre
Movie