Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos

Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos has always loved circus. He used to be a clown named Xuxuwhen he was in his early twenties. In 1983 he organised a clown Festival in Paraiba. In 2001 he organised another event, a meeting where clowns from many parts of the world got together. In the late 70s he co-founded Escola Piollin (Piollin School) named after a famous clown. The school teaches arts for children and adolescents. Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos has always been involved with theatre and then literature. He once adapted a novel by Guimaraes Rosa in a successful play called "O Vau da Sarapalha". He also studied theatre in Denmark. He is graduated in Literature at UFPB, a university in Joao Pessoa,Paraiba, Brazil. He started at cinema in 1997, in "O Baile Perfumado". His most famous films are "Eu, Tu, Eles" (2000), "Abril Despedaçado" (2001)and "Carandiru" (2003). Show less «