Asdrúbal Meléndez

Asdrúbal Meléndez

Known for

Acting

Born

November 1, 1935 (age 90)

Birthplace

Falcón, Venezuela

Biography

A schoolteacher, calligrapher, and theater, film, and television actor, he has an interest in other disciplines such as poetry, sculpture, and painting. He studied art at renowned institutions in the country and sculpture in Prague, Czech Republic. His artistic work can be seen in more than 60 feature films, the first of which was El cine soy yo (1977) by Luis Armando Roche. He has also worked as a set designer for various theatrical productions and Venezuelan films. As a poet, he has an important body of work published in magazines and newspapers.

Best known work

El señor de los Llanos
El señor de los Llanos
1987
Oriana
Oriana
1985
Coup at Daybreak
Coup at Daybreak
1998
A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings
A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings
1988
The Compass Rose
The Compass Rose
1983
Chronicle of a Latin American Subversive
Chronicle of a Latin American Subversive
1974
The Moving-Picture Man
The Moving-Picture Man
1977
Tokyo-Paraguaipoa
Tokyo-Paraguaipoa
1996
El caracazo
El caracazo
2005
Portable Country
Portable Country
1979

Filmography

  1. 2022

    Sons of the Earth

    as Abuelo de Rafael

  2. 2020

  3. 2020

  4. 2017

  5. 2013

  6. 2011

  7. 2011

  8. 2010

  9. 2007

  10. 2005

  11. 2000

  12. 1998

  13. 1997

  14. 1996

  15. 1990

    Black River

    as Carrera

  16. 1988

  17. 1988

  18. 1987

  19. 1986

  20. 1985

    Oriana

    as Sánchez, Set Designer

  21. 1984

    ¡Diles que no me maten!

    as Juvencio Nava

  22. 1984

  23. 1984

  24. 1983

  25. 1982

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