About
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
Her Own DestinySeries • 2004
Time After TimeSeries • 2015
Sweet DivaSeries • 2019
The Life We LeadSeries • 2011
Brava GenteSeries • 2000
Now GenerationSeries • 2014
Caribbean FlowerSeries • 2013
A Mother's LoveSeries • 2019
Guerreiros do SolSeries • 2025
Cangaço NovoSeries • 2023
Above JusticeSeries • 2016
CarandiruMovie • 2003
MarighellaMovie • 2021
Perfumed BallMovie • 1997
Behind the SunMovie • 2001
Time and the WindMovie • 2013
Me, You, ThemMovie • 2000
A Family SubmergedMovie • 2018
Irmã DulceMovie • 2014