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