Asdrúbal Meléndez

Asdrúbal Meléndez

Actor

Falcón, Venezuela
November 1, 1935

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.

Photo

Asdrúbal Meléndez 1

Representative Works

Portable Country
Portable Country
7.0
/ Spanish
The Secret
The Secret
9.0
/ Spanish
Manoa
Manoa
7.0
/ Spanish
El Silbón
El Silbón
2.0
/ Spanish
La clase
La clase
4.0
/ Spanish
La bomba
La bomba
9.0
/ Spanish
Fiebre
Fiebre
9.0
/ English
Tokyo-Paraguaipoa
Tokyo-Paraguaipoa
4.2
/ English
Se llamaba SN
Se llamaba SN
8.0
/ English
Monday or Tuesday, Never Sunday
Monday or Tuesday, Never Sunday
No Rating Yet
/ Spanish
Zamora, tierra y hombres libres
Zamora, tierra y hombres libres
No Rating Yet
/ Spanish
Manuel
Manuel
9.5
/ Spanish

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Portable Country
1979Nominee

Best Performance

Portable Country

The Secret
1988Winner

Best Performance

The Secret

Manoa
1980Nominee

Best Performance

Manoa

Career Highlights

El Silbón
2011Highlight

Best Performance

El Silbón

La clase
2007Highlight

Best Performance

La clase