Cast & creator
Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos
Best known for Her Own Destiny, The Life We Lead, Sweet Diva
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.
33
film credits
22
television credits
54
1982–2026 · acting roles
7.6
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (55)
Showing 55 of 55 credits
Her Own Destiny
Sebastião
2004
The Life We Lead
Renato Nogueira Martins
2011
Sweet Diva
Miroel Matheus
2019
Brava Gente
Pé de Vento
2000
Time After Time
Bento Silvino / Bento Ventura
2015
A Mother's Love
Januário Silva
2019
Now Generation
Frederico Yanes (Fred)
2014
Caribbean Flower
Donato Silva
2013
O País do Cinema
Self
2016
Above Justice
Euclydes Menezes
2016
Guerreiros do Sol
Bosco
2025
Aruanas
Miguel Kiriakos
2019
Cangaço Novo
Deocleciano
2023
Alucinação
Belchior
2026
Queridos Amigos
Ivan
2008
Carandiru
Doutor (Physician)
2003
Cena Aberta
Simão
2003Cena Aberta
2003
Pastores da Noite
Pé de Vento
2002
O Tempo e o Vento
Manoel Terra (Maneco Terra)
2014Viver é Melhor Que Sonhar
Belchior
2026
Carandiru: The Series
Drauzio Varella
2005
Marighella
Branco
2021
Stone of the Kingdom
Arésio
2007
Perfumed Ball
Lampião
1997
Menino Azul
Anselmo
2021
Behind the Sun
Salustiano
2001
Time and the Wind
Maneco
2013
Acalanto
Chico
2013
The Bottled Captain
Capitão
Luiz Gonzaga - Tyrant League
2025
Marighella
Branco
2023
The Inventor of Dreams
Timóteo
2013
Fragma
Homem 1 Mais Velho
2013Chofre
Me, You, Them
Ciro
2000
O Natal do Menino Imperador
Zampano
2008
A Family Submerged
Titán
2018
Midnight
João
1998
Time, Knifed
Juvenal
2026
Irmã Dulce
Dom Eugênio Sales
2014
A Arte de Morrer ou Marta Diptero Braquícero
2024
The Midday Sun
Artur
2010
Heart of Darkness
2026
Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos Não Está Neste Filme
Sousândrade - O Guesa Errante
Sousândrade
2004
Dry Movie
Jurandir
2005
O Homem Mau Dorme Bem
Caburé
2009
How to Die in Cinema
Papagaio
2002
Aluísio, the Silence and the Sea
Director
2022
Son of Ox
Pai
2024Romance do Vaqueiro Voador
Vaqueiro Voador
2007
Mutum
Aristeu
2007
Under the Heavens
Vilmar
2020