Acting
Asdrúbal Meléndez
Born 1935-11-01
Falcón, Venezuela
Department: Acting
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
Prominent works featuring Asdrúbal Meléndez
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Portable Country
1979
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El señor de los Llanos
1987
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Oriana
1985
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The Secret
1988
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Tokyo-Paraguaipoa
1996
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El Silbón
2011
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Coup at Daybreak
1998
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Manuel
1979
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Fiebre
1976
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La bomba
1975
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (41 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Sons of the Earth | Abuelo de Rafael | Movie | 2022 |
 | Monday or Tuesday, Never Sunday | Ezequiel | Movie | 2020 |
| Canción de las sombras | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2020 | |
 | Cabrujas en el país del disimulo | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2017 |
 | Yotama se va volando | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2013 |
 | El Silbón | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2011 |
 | Una Mirada al Mar | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2011 |
 | Zamora, tierra y hombres libres | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2010 |
 | La clase | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2007 |
 | El caracazo | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2005 |
 | Manuela Sáenz | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2000 |
 | Coup at Daybreak | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1998 |
| La voz del corazón | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1997 | |
 | Tokyo-Paraguaipoa | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1996 |
 | Black River | Carrera | Movie | 1990 |
 | A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings | Pelayo | Movie | 1988 |
 | The Secret | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1988 |
 | El señor de los Llanos | Set Decoration | Movie | 1987 |
 | La Matanza de Santa Bárbara | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1986 |
| La Matanza de Santa Bárbara | Art Direction | Movie | 1986 |
 | Oriana | Sánchez | Movie | 1985 |
| Oriana | Set Designer | Movie | 1985 |
 | ¡Diles que no me maten! | Juvencio Nava | Movie | 1984 |
 | Cóctel de Camarones. En el Día de la Secretaria | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1984 |
 | El iluminado | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1984 |
 | The Compass Rose | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1983 |
 | The Wedding | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1982 |
 | Manoa | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1980 |
 | El crimen del penalista | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1979 |
 | Portable Country | Sacerdote | Movie | 1979 |
 | Manuel | Manuel | Movie | 1979 |
 | Carmen | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1978 |
 | The Company Forgives a Moment of Madness | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1978 |
 | The Moving-Picture Man | Jacinto | Movie | 1977 |
 | Se llamaba SN | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1977 |
 | Fiebre | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1976 |
 | La bomba | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1975 |
 | Sacred and Obscene | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1975 |
 | El circo mágico | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1975 |
 | Chronicle of a Latin American Subversive | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1974 |
 | La ciudad que nos ve | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1966 |