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Asdrúbal Meléndez

Asdrúbal Meléndez

Acting

Born November 1, 1935 · 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.

Known For · 38 titles

The Secret

The Secret

1988
Portable Country

Portable Country

1979
El iluminado

El iluminado

1984
La clase

La clase

2007
El Silbón

El Silbón

2011
Manoa

Manoa

1980
Tokyo-Paraguaipoa

Tokyo-Paraguaipoa

1996
Manuel

Manuel

1979
La bomba

La bomba

1975
Fiebre

Fiebre

1976
¡Diles que no me maten!

¡Diles que no me maten!

1984
Monday or Tuesday, Never Sunday

Monday or Tuesday, Never Sunday

2020
La Matanza de Santa Bárbara

La Matanza de Santa Bárbara

1986
Se llamaba SN

Se llamaba SN

1977
The Moving-Picture Man

The Moving-Picture Man

1977
Zamora, tierra y hombres libres

Zamora, tierra y hombres libres

2010
La ciudad que nos ve

La ciudad que nos ve

1966
Coup at Daybreak

Coup at Daybreak

1998
El circo mágico

El circo mágico

1975
Una Mirada al Mar

Una Mirada al Mar

2011
Sons of the Earth

Sons of the Earth

2022
A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings

A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings

1988
Oriana

Oriana

1985
Chronicle of a Latin American Subversive

Chronicle of a Latin American Subversive

1974
Yotama se va volando

Yotama se va volando

2013
El crimen del penalista

El crimen del penalista

1979
El caracazo

El caracazo

2005
The Company Forgives a Moment of Madness

The Company Forgives a Moment of Madness

1978
Manuela Sáenz

Manuela Sáenz

2000
Black River

Black River

1990
Cabrujas en el país del disimulo

Cabrujas en el país del disimulo

2017
Canción de las sombras

Canción de las sombras

2020
Cóctel de Camarones. En el Día de la Secretaria

Cóctel de Camarones. En el Día de la Secretaria

1984
The Compass Rose

The Compass Rose

1983
Sacred and Obscene

Sacred and Obscene

1975
Carmen

Carmen

1978
The Wedding

The Wedding

1982
La voz  del corazón

La voz del corazón

1997