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)
New Order (2020)
as Rolando
La Civil (2021)
as Quique
Love Hurts (2002)
as Martin
Sex, Shame and Tears 2 (2022)
as Old Man
I Dream in Another Language (2017)
as Evaristo
Tragic Jungle (2020)
as Mundo
The Great Seduction (2023)
as Simón
El Día de la Unión (2018)
as Achichincle
No One Writes to the Colonel (1999)
as Sotero
Helena con H (—)
as Licenciado Altamirano
*****… (Los Asteriscos…) (2024)
Actor
Hidalgo: la historia jamás contada (2010)
as Ascanio
The Virgin of Lust (2002)
as Don Nemesio
Curvas peligrosas (1991)
Actor
Violet Perfume: Nobody Hears You (2001)
as Padrastro de Yessica
The Day Everything Changed (2024)
as Fausto (Cantinero)
Perseguida (1991)
Actor
The Overturning Of The Heart (1996)
Actor
Desechos (2026)
as Arturo
In The Country Where Nothing Happens (2000)
as Don Jacinto
Bleak Street (2015)
as Dad
The Reasons of the Heart (2011)
as Lawyer
The Compass Is Carried by the Dead Man (2011)
as Adulto
Disappear Completely (2024)
as Elías Lozano Mata
¿De qué lado estás? (2002)
Actor
One for the Road (2010)
as Birthday Girl's Father
More Tomorrow Than Before (2022)
Actor
Living all of Life (2022)
as Leo
Fireflies (2018)
as Jorge
El Extraordinario Hombre Halcón (—)
as Don Gustavo
Curandero (2005)
as Gomez
Quietud (2024)
Actor
The Ruination of Men (2000)
as The Guard
This Is Tomas (2019)
as Reparador
Underdog (2024)
as Aureliano
Public Phone (2025)
as Gabriel
Mi Amigo Bernardo (2025)
as Abuelo Vicente
#Rats (2024)
Actor
Siete en punto (2021)
Actor
Yerbamala (2014)
as Anselmo
Reencuentros (1997)
Actor
Medusa (2022)
as Esposo
Ismael (2012)
as Ismael
Recurring Patients (2022)
as Raúl
Fuego en el sur (2025)
Actor
The Perfect Tomato (2024)
Actor
Vultures (2014)
as Durán
Repartidores de muerte (1993)
Actor
Jefecita (2023)
Actor