Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos
Known for acting · Born 25 June 1954 · 72 · Umbuzeiro, Paraíba, Brazil
54 credits
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
A Mother's Love
2019
Time After Time
2015
The Life We Lead
2011
Carandiru
2003
Caribbean Flower
2013
Now Generation
2014
Marighella
2021
Guerreiros do Sol
2025
Above Justice
2016
Behind the Sun
2001
Irmã Dulce
2014
Queridos Amigos
2008