Asdrúbal Meléndez
An image from Portable Country, one of the productions that also features Asdrúbal Meléndez.
Asdrúbal Meléndez

Asdrúbal Meléndez

November 1, 1935 — Falcón, Venezuela

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.

Oriana

Oriana

1985

Chronicle of a Latin American Subversive

Chronicle of a Latin American Subversive

1974

The Moving-Picture Man

The Moving-Picture Man

1977

A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings

A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings

1988

Portable Country

Portable Country

1979

The Wedding

The Wedding

1982

El caracazo

El caracazo

2005

Tokyo-Paraguaipoa

Tokyo-Paraguaipoa

1996