Eligio Meléndez

Eligio Meléndez

1950-06-20

Biography

Eligio Meléndez is a Mexican film, theater and television director and actor, born on June 20, 1950, in Mexico City. He studied at the Andrés Soler Acting Institute, with the renowned Luis Gimeno, Carlos Ancira, Miguel Círcega and Soledad Ruíz as teachers. One of the most recognized personalities in theater, the actor has participated in more than 30 works, including The Flower of the Heart, Borges with Music, The Enchanted Mirror, The Old Men, Trufaldino Servant of Two Patrons, Mexican Entremeses, Mexico Pachuco, Soldado Razo, among others. In film, Eligio made his debut in the film Perseguida (1991), and then built an interesting and lucrative career with roles in films such as The Colonel Doesn't Have Anyone Write to Him (1999), In the Country of Nothing Happens (2000), for which that he would receive his first Ariel nomination; Perfume of violets (2001), Amar te duele (2002), Curandero (2005), The last one and we leave (2009), Hidalgo – The untold story (2010), Yerbamala (2014) and Dream in another language (2017) , for which he was nominated, for the second time, for an Ariel award.

Also appears in

Underdog

Underdog

8.5

Love Hurts

Love Hurts

7.9

New Order

New Order

6.5

Violet Perfume: No One Is Listening

Violet Perfume: No One Is Listening

7.9

The Virgin of Lust

The Virgin of Lust

6.9

I Dream in Another Language

I Dream in Another Language

7.9

La Civil

La Civil

7.8

The Great Seduction

The Great Seduction

6.7

Disappear Completely

Disappear Completely

7.1

No One Writes to the Colonel

No One Writes to the Colonel

5.0

Fireflies

Fireflies

5.9

#Rats

#Rats

Not yet rated

Sex, Shame and Tears 2

Sex, Shame and Tears 2

6.6

El Día de la Unión

El Día de la Unión

6.5

Tragic Jungle

Tragic Jungle

6.2

The Day Everything Changed

The Day Everything Changed

6.0

*****… (Los Asteriscos…)

*****… (Los Asteriscos…)

Not yet rated

Hidalgo: la historia jamás contada

Hidalgo: la historia jamás contada

4.3

Bleak Street

Bleak Street

6.1

Recurring Patients

Recurring Patients

2.0