Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos
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.
Acting
- 2026AlucinaçãoBelchior4 ep.
- 2025Guerreiros do SolBosco45 ep.
- 2023Cangaço NovoDeocleciano8 ep.
- 2023MarighellaBranco4 ep.
- 2019A Mother's LoveJanuário Silva125 ep.
- 2019AruanasMiguel Kiriakos10 ep.
- 2019Sweet DivaMiroel Matheus1 ep.
- 2016Above JusticeEuclydes Menezes20 ep.
- 2016O País do CinemaSelf1 ep.
- 2015Time After TimeBento Silvino / Bento Ventura161 ep.
- 2014Now GenerationFrederico Yanes (Fred)155 ep.
- 2014O Tempo e o VentoManoel Terra (Maneco Terra)3 ep.
- 2013Caribbean FlowerDonato Silva159 ep.
- 2011The Life We LeadRenato Nogueira Martins137 ep.
- 2008Queridos AmigosIvan25 ep.
- 2007Stone of the KingdomArésio4 ep.
- 2005Carandiru: The SeriesDrauzio Varella10 ep.
- 2004Her Own DestinySebastião2 ep.
- 2003Cena AbertaSimão4 ep.
- 2002Pastores da NoitePé de Vento4 ep.
Guest appearances
- 2020O País do CinemaSelf1 ep.
- 2019Sweet DivaMiroel Matheus1 ep.
- 2004Her Own DestinySebastião2 ep.
- 2003Cena Aberta1 ep.
- 2002Brava GentePé de Vento1 ep.