
Luís Melo
Biography
Luís Alberto Melo (Curitiba, November 12, 1957) is a Brazilian actor and director. An artist of theatrical origin with a solid career, he has been honored throughout his five-decade career with several important awards, including four APCA Awards, a Guarani Award, a Molière Award, two Arte Qualidade Brasil Awards and two Shell Awards, in addition to being nominated for an Extra Television Award.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances

Embodiment of Evil
as Seu Américo
2008

A Dog's Will
as Diabo
2000

Chico Xavier
as João Cândido
2010

Caramuru: Brazil Reinvented
as Vasco de Athayde
2001

Separações
as Opening night guest (uncredited)
2003

Olga
as Léo Benário
2004

Cafundó
as Monsignor João Soares
2005

House of Izabel
2024
Por Trás do Pano
as Sérgio
1999

Gaijin 2: Love Me as I Am
as Ramon Bravo Salinas
2005

Alma
as Jordano
TBA

Doces Poderes
as Araponga
1997

The Interview
as Cristo
1995

The Other Side of Paradise
as Narração
2014

Foreign Land
as Ígor
1996

An Eye and a Knife
2018

Making of O Auto da Compadecida
2000

The Rogue's Trial
as Diabo (archive footage)
2024

Eclipse
2026

The Princess and the Vagabond
as Duque Graco de Lafayette
2010
TV Appearances

Eterna Magia
as Dr. Rafael Pelizari (Tio Rafa)
2007

Under Pressure
as José Luis
2017

Um Só Coração
as Cândido Portinari
2004

The Other Side of Paradise
as Gustavo Vasconcelos
2017

Rising Sun
as Kazuo Tanaka
2016

Dinossaurs & Robots
as Oséas Guedes
2011

Cobras & Lagartos
as Orã Munhoz ("Conchita")
2006

Time After Time
as Massimo Pasqualino / Massimo Vicenzo
2015

The Thorn and the Rose
as Nicanor Batista
2000

Cinquentinha
as Joaquim Coutinho
2009

Cara & Coroa
as Rubens Del Rey Villar (Rubinho)
1995

Trail of Lies
as Atílio Pimenta Camargo/Alfredo Gentil
2013