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