Eligio Meléndez
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
The Dead Girls
Gedeón Céspedes
2025
Film
Border Hunters
Ezekiel
2025
Film
Dreams
Fernando's Father
2025
Series
The Impostor
Padre Camilo Fernández
2014
Film
Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires
Viejo Guerrero (voice)
2025
Series
El Candidato
Julio de Velasco
2020
Series
Consuelo
Carlos Portillo (Padre)
2024
Series
An Unknown Enemy
Fidel Velázquez
2018
Series
Cecilia
2021
Film
Love Hurts
Martin
2002
Film
New Order
Rolando
2020
Film
The Great Seduction
Simón
2023
Film
Desechos
Arturo
Series
El colapso
Román
2023
Film
I Dream in Another Language
Evaristo
2017
Film
Tragic Jungle
Mundo
2020
*****… (Los Asteriscos…)
2024
Film
La Civil
Quique
2021
Film
Sex, Shame and Tears 2
Old Man
2022
Film
No One Writes to the Colonel
Sotero
1999
Film
Quietud
2024
Series
Guardia García
Rodolfo Silva
2018
Film
Curvas peligrosas
1991
Film
Hidalgo: la historia jamás contada
Ascanio
2010
Film
El Día de la Unión
Achichincle
2018
Film
Underdog
Aureliano
2024
Film
Disappear Completely
Elías Lozano Mata
2024
Film
Violet Perfume: Nobody Hears You
Padrastro de Yessica
2001
Film
Fireflies
Jorge
2018
Film
Perseguida
1991
Film
The Day Everything Changed
Fausto (Cantinero)
2024
Film
One for the Road
Birthday Girl's Father
2010
Film
Mi Amigo Bernardo
Abuelo Vicente
2025
Film
In The Country Where Nothing Happens
Don Jacinto
2000
Film
Bleak Street
Dad
2015
El Extraordinario Hombre Halcón
Don Gustavo
Film
Public Phone
Gabriel
2025
Film
The Ruination of Men
The Guard
2000
Film
This Is Tomas
Reparador
2019
Film
The Overturning Of The Heart
1996
Film
¿De qué lado estás?
2002
Film
Reencuentros
1997
Film
Medusa
Esposo
2022
Film
The Reasons of the Heart
Lawyer
2011
Film
#Rats
2024
Film
The Compass Is Carried by the Dead Man
Adulto
2011
Film
Ismael
Ismael
2012
Film
Recurring Patients
Raúl
2022
Film
More Tomorrow Than Before
2022
Film
Yerbamala
Anselmo
2014
Film
Repartidores de muerte
1993
Siete en punto
2021
Film
Fuego en el sur
2025
Film
Living all of Life
Leo
2022
Film
The Perfect Tomato
2024
Film
Vultures
Durán
2014
Film
The Virgin of Lust
Don Nemesio
2002
Film
Curandero
Gomez
2005
Jefecita
2023