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