
Eligio Meléndez
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Eligio Meléndez is a Mexican film, theater and television director and actor, born on June 20, 1950, in Mexico City. He studied at the Andrés Soler Acting Institute, with the renowned Luis Gimeno, Carlos Ancira, Miguel Círcega and Soledad Ruíz as teachers. One of the most recognized personalities in theater, the actor has participated in more than 30 works, including The Flower of the Heart, Borges with Music, The Enchanted Mirror, The Old Men, Trufaldino Servant of Two Patrons, Mexican Entremeses, Mexico Pachuco, Soldado Razo, among others. In film, Eligio made his debut in the film Perseguida (1991), and then built an interesting and lucrative career with roles in films such as The Colonel Doesn't Have Anyone Write to Him (1999), In the Country of Nothing Happens (2000), for which that he would receive his first Ariel nomination; Perfume of violets (2001), Amar te duele (2002), Curandero (2005), The last one and we leave (2009), Hidalgo – The untold story (2010), Yerbamala (2014) and Dream in another language (2017) , for which he was nominated, for the second time, for an Ariel award.
Known for
Credits

Dreams (2025)
as Fernando's Father

Border Hunters (2025)
as Ezekiel

Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires (2025)
as Viejo Guerrero (voice)

Love Hurts (2002)
as Martin

New Order (2020)
as Rolando

Sex, Shame and Tears 2 (2022)
as Old Man

The Great Seduction (2023)
as Simón
*****… (Los Asteriscos…) (2024)
Actor

Tragic Jungle (2020)
as Mundo

I Dream in Another Language (2017)
as Evaristo

Desechos (—)
as Arturo

The Virgin of Lust (2002)
as Don Nemesio

La Civil (2021)
as Quique

Quietud (2024)
Actor

Curvas peligrosas (1991)
Actor

Disappear Completely (2024)
as Elías Lozano Mata

Perseguida (1991)
Actor

Hidalgo: la historia jamás contada (2010)
as Ascanio

Underdog (2024)
as Aureliano

El Día de la Unión (2018)
as Achichincle

The Day Everything Changed (2024)
as Fausto (Cantinero)

Bleak Street (2015)
as Dad

Fireflies (2018)
as Jorge

No One Writes to the Colonel (1999)
as Sotero
El Extraordinario Hombre Halcón (—)
as Don Gustavo

Violet Perfume: Nobody Hears You (2001)
as Padrastro de Yessica

Curandero (2005)
as Gomez

Mi Amigo Bernardo (2025)
as Abuelo Vicente

One for the Road (2010)
as Birthday Girl's Father

In The Country Where Nothing Happens (2000)
as Don Jacinto

The Reasons of the Heart (2011)
as Lawyer

#Rats (2024)
Actor

The Compass Is Carried by the Dead Man (2011)
as Adulto

Public Phone (2025)
as Gabriel

This Is Tomas (2019)
as Reparador

The Overturning Of The Heart (1996)
Actor

Living all of Life (2022)
as Leo

Medusa (2022)
as Esposo

¿De qué lado estás? (2002)
Actor

Ismael (2012)
as Ismael

Repartidores de muerte (1993)
Actor

The Ruination of Men (2000)
as The Guard
Siete en punto (2021)
Actor

Fuego en el sur (2025)
Actor

Reencuentros (1997)
Actor
Jefecita (2023)
Actor

Recurring Patients (2022)
as Raúl

Yerbamala (2014)
as Anselmo

Vultures (2014)
as Durán

More Tomorrow Than Before (2022)
Actor

The Perfect Tomato (2024)
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