Eligio Meléndez
Known for Acting · 59 credits
- Born
- 1950-06-20 (age 76)
- Place of birth
- Mexico
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.
Known For
TV Shows (8)
Movies (51)
Dreams
2025
as Fernando's Father
Border Hunters
2025
as Ezekiel
Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires
2025
as Viejo Guerrero (voice)
Sex, Shame and Tears 2
2022
as Old Man
Love Hurts
2002
as Martin
Tragic Jungle
2020
as Mundo
*****… (Los Asteriscos…)
2024
Quietud
2024
Curvas peligrosas
1991
El Extraordinario Hombre Halcón
as Don Gustavo
Perseguida
1991
The Virgin of Lust
2002
as Don Nemesio
New Order
2020
as Rolando
Desechos
as Arturo
Mi Amigo Bernardo
2025
as Abuelo Vicente
I Dream in Another Language
2017
as Evaristo
Hidalgo: la historia jamás contada
2010
as Ascanio
The Day Everything Changed
2024
as Fausto (Cantinero)
Disappear Completely
2024
as Elías Lozano Mata
El Día de la Unión
2018
as Achichincle
The Reasons of the Heart
2011
as Lawyer
No One Writes to the Colonel
1999
as Sotero
Underdog
2024
as Aureliano
Siete en punto
2021
Violet Perfume: Nobody Hears You
2001
as Padrastro de Yessica
The Great Seduction
2023
as Simón
The Ruination of Men
2000
as The Guard
One for the Road
2010
as Birthday Girl's Father
La Civil
2021
as Quique
¿De qué lado estás?
2002
Curandero
2005
as Gomez
Bleak Street
2015
as Dad
Public Phone
2025
as Gabriel
This Is Tomas
2019
as Reparador
Fireflies
2018
as Jorge
Recurring Patients
2022
as Raúl
The Overturning Of The Heart
1996
In The Country Where Nothing Happens
2000
as Don Jacinto
Repartidores de muerte
1993
Yerbamala
2014
as Anselmo
The Compass Is Carried by the Dead Man
2011
as Adulto
Jefecita
2023
Ismael
2012
as Ismael
More Tomorrow Than Before
2022
Vultures
2014
as Durán
Medusa
2022
as Esposo
Living all of Life
2022
as Leo
#Rats
2024
The Perfect Tomato
2024
Reencuentros
1997
Fuego en el sur
2025
About Eligio Meléndez
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. I… With 59 credits spanning from 1991 to 2025, Eligio Meléndez has appeared in 51 films and 8 TV shows.
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Most Popular Eligio Meléndez Movies
- Dreams (2025) — as Fernando's Father
- Border Hunters (2025) — as Ezekiel
- Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires (2025) — as Viejo Guerrero (voice)
- Sex, Shame and Tears 2 (2022) — as Old Man
- Love Hurts (2002) — as Martin
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