Acting · Mexico · Born June 20, 1950
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.
MovieBorder Hunters
2025
as Ezekiel
MovieAztec Batman: Clash of Empires
2025
as Viejo Guerrero (voice)
MoviePublic Phone
2025
as Gabriel
TVThe Dead Girls
2025
as Gedeón Céspedes
MovieMi Amigo Bernardo
2025
as Abuelo Vicente
MovieFuego en el sur
2025
MovieDreams
2025
as Fernando's Father
Movie#Rats
2024
*****… (Los Asteriscos…)
2024
MovieQuietud
2024
MovieUnderdog
2024
as Aureliano
TVConsuelo
2024
as Carlos Portillo (Padre)
MovieDisappear Completely
2024
as Elías Lozano Mata
MovieThe Day Everything Changed
2024
as Fausto (Cantinero)
MovieThe Perfect Tomato
2024
Jefecita
2023
MovieThe Great Seduction
2023
as Simón
TVEl colapso
2023
as Román
MovieMedusa
2022
as Esposo
MovieRecurring Patients
2022
as Raúl
MovieMore Tomorrow Than Before
2022
MovieLiving all of Life
2022
as Leo
MovieSex, Shame and Tears 2
2022
as Old Man
TVCecilia
2021
Siete en punto
2021
MovieLa Civil
2021
as Quique
MovieNew Order
2020
as Rolando
MovieTragic Jungle
2020
as Mundo
TVEl Candidato
2020
as Julio de Velasco
MovieThis Is Tomas
2019
as Reparador
TVGuardia García
2018
as Rodolfo Silva
MovieFireflies
2018
as Jorge
TVAn Unknown Enemy
2018
as Fidel Velázquez
MovieEl Día de la Unión
2018
as Achichincle
MovieI Dream in Another Language
2017
as Evaristo
MovieBleak Street
2015
as Dad
MovieYerbamala
2014
as Anselmo
MovieVultures
2014
as Durán
TVThe Impostor
2014
as Padre Camilo Fernández
MovieIsmael
2012
as Ismael
MovieThe Compass Is Carried by the Dead Man
2011
as Adulto
MovieThe Reasons of the Heart
2011
as Lawyer
MovieHidalgo: la historia jamás contada
2010
as Ascanio
MovieOne for the Road
2010
as Birthday Girl's Father
MovieCurandero
2005
as Gomez
MovieLove Hurts
2002
as Martin
MovieThe Virgin of Lust
2002
as Don Nemesio
Movie¿De qué lado estás?
2002
MovieViolet Perfume: Nobody Hears You
2001
as Padrastro de Yessica
MovieThe Ruination of Men
2000
as The Guard
MovieIn The Country Where Nothing Happens
2000
as Don Jacinto
MovieNo One Writes to the Colonel
1999
as Sotero
MovieReencuentros
1997
MovieThe Overturning Of The Heart
1996
MovieRepartidores de muerte
1993
MovieCurvas peligrosas
1991
MoviePerseguida
1991
El Extraordinario Hombre Halcón
as Don Gustavo
MovieDesechos
as Arturo
