Eligio Meléndez

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

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Gender

Male

Birthday

20-Jun-1950

Age

(76 years old)

Place of Birth

Mexico

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Eligio Meléndez

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.


Credits

Buitres Buitres (2014) Character: N/A
A distinguished writer declares in an interview that he should die consumed by flames, but he actually dies without any identification. An assistant coroner and a woman photographer kidnap the body to fake his suicide. The case is assigned to a judicial policeman who is oppressed by the deaths that sorround him.
Yerbamala Yerbamala (2014) Character: Anselmo
Jesús Andrade, a young thug, has decided to rob a stagecoach. At the time of the robbery he realizes that this is one of many stagecoaches of Governor Francisco Carreño and without giving enough importance he continues to theft, then suddenly he falls in love.
Quietud Quietud (2024) Character: N/A
An old man struggles with the passing of time, the passing of his wife, and himself
El Tomate Perfecto El Tomate Perfecto (2024) Character: N/A
An aging farmer refuses to leave his longstanding way of life behind at the risk of losing what truly matters to him.
Fuego en el sur Fuego en el sur (2025) Character: N/A
A Mexican town is intervened by the military in search of the leader of a guerrilla group. Bernardino, an ally of the group, is on a mission to help his wounded companions, but the militia will get in the way, putting his loved ones at risk.
La brújula la lleva el muerto La brújula la lleva el muerto (2011) Character: Adulto
A Mexican boy bound for Chicago tries to cross the border, but is the crowded wagon he rides in going the right way? An offbeat, allegorical odyssey that blends absurd humor with pastoral imagery. A young man and a dead man journey north through a subtly surreal desert landscape, picking up a wagonful of odd characters as they go in this darkly humorous satire of contemporary Mexico. Written by TIFF LAFF
¿De qué lado estás? ¿De qué lado estás? (2002) Character: N/A
A former East Germany secret agent runs away fron his past and lands in Mexico under a fake identity. However he's caught by the Mexican secret police and forced to infiltrate a political activist group in the movement of 68. Helmut Busch (now Bruno) meets Adela, one of the activists, and he then faces dilemma.
Ismael Ismael (2012) Character: Ismael
Ismael, widower of his beloved wife Teresa, walks the streets of the city in search of cardboard, in his extensive travels he has confrontations with Juan - a mental patient who thinks he is a dog and with Luigi - the most famous baker in the city. , who always scolds her daughter, because she did not inherit his gift in baking. But the destiny of these people is about to change, thanks to a magical event that Ismael will unleash.
La última y nos vamos La última y nos vamos (2010) Character: Birthday Girl's Father
Friday night in Mexico City... guided by three different ways of understanding the world, 20-year-olds, Juan, Rodrigo and Christian live after-hour adventures of friendship, love, and respect in a city marked by social differences.
Teléfono público Teléfono público (2025) Character: Gabriel
After a nocturnal earthquake in Oaxaca, phone systems across Mexico collapse, forcing people to turn to public phones to communicate. Personal tensions and crises emerge amid the disconnection, revealing deep internal struggles and complex social dynamics in a chaotic context.
Perseguida Perseguida (1991) Character: N/A
A journalist Lorena and her friend photographer Raul decide to try to take an interview from influential politician Hermenegildo Parra. After several unsuccessful attempts they decide to break into his house and make some photos there but when they enter his cabinet they see him stabbed with the knife. The next day the newspaper announces his death and start to celebrate a big amount of sold copies but during the fiesta a phone calls and it was Mr.Parra "alive and kicking". After this scandal Lorena becomes pursued by some mysterious killers who want to take the negatives from her at any price. The solution of this mystery is very unexpected...
Nadie te oye: perfume de violetas Nadie te oye: perfume de violetas (2001) Character: Padrastro de Yessica
Yessica is a rebellious girl who forms an unlikely friendship with quiet schoolmate Miriam. Yessica's home life is ruled by her brutal stepfather and her amoral stepbrother, Jorge, while Miriam shares a calm, loving household with her mother. The girls' friendship is shattered after Jorge arranges to have one of his friends rape Yessica.
Desaparecer Por Completo Desaparecer Por Completo (2024) Character: Elías Lozano Mata
An ambitious and insensitive tabloid crime photographer falls victim to a mysterious illness that makes him lose, one by one, his five senses.
Sueño en otro idioma Sueño en otro idioma (2017) Character: Evaristo
An indigenous language is in peril, as its last two speakers had a quarrel in the past and haven't spoken to each other in over 50 years. Martín, a young linguist, will undertake the challenge of bringing the old friends back together and convincing them to speak once again so he can obtain a recorded registration of the language and study it.
Amar te duele Amar te duele (2002) Character: Martin
Family and friends try to sabotage the budding romance between a young upper class girl and a humble student.
Hidalgo: la historia jamás contada Hidalgo: la historia jamás contada (2010) Character: Ascanio
From his jail cell at Chihuahua's Military Hospital, Hidalgo begins to remember moments of his life, particularly his tenure as Parish Priest in the town of San Felipe Torres Mochas where he translated and produced the stage play "Tartuffe" by Moliere. During this time he fell in love with Josefa Quintana with whom he had three children and for whom he left the priesthood during a brief period in his life.
El día que todo cambió El día que todo cambió (2024) Character: Fausto (Cantinero)
Mario, used to be a man who had planned a happy future with his wife; until one night, a robbery ends up taking her life. From that moment on, his only objective is now to avenge on those who took away his happiness.
Correr Para Vivir Correr Para Vivir (2024) Character: Aureliano
Two Tarahumara brothers, with a deep spiritual connection and a fervent desire to become the best ultramarathon runners in the world, will see their dreams shattered when they are violently recruited by a dangerous cartel as drug runners, putting their family at risk and forcing them to join forces to finally take control of their own destiny.
Batman Azteca: Choque de imperios Batman Azteca: Choque de imperios (2025) Character: Viejo Guerrero (voice)
In the time of the Aztec empire, tragedy strikes Yohualli Coatl when his father is murdered by Spanish conquistadors. To warn King Moctezuma and his high priest, Yoka, of imminent danger, Yohualli escapes to Tenochtitlán. There, he trains in the temple of the bat god Tzinacan with his mentor, developing equipment and weaponry to confront the Spanish invasion and avenge his father’s death. Along the way, he encounters key figures like the fierce Jaguar Woman and the conquistador Hernán Cortés.
Luciérnagas Luciérnagas (2018) Character: Jorge
Ramin flees from persecution in Iran and ends up living in the limbo of exile, far from everything he knows, in the tropical port town of Veracruz, Mexico. There his nostalgia and melancholy are confronted with new friendships, while he starts to rediscover his own desires.
La Civil La Civil (2021) Character: Quique
Cielo is a mother whose teenage daughter is kidnapped in Northern Mexico. When the authorities offer no support in the search, Cielo takes matters into her own hands and transforms from housewife into a vengeful militant.
En el país de no pasa nada En el país de no pasa nada (2000) Character: Don Jacinto
A crooked CEO is kidnapped and nobody cares enough to pay his ransom.
Selva Trágica Selva Trágica (2020) Character: Mundo
Deep in the jungle, a group of Mexican gum workers crosses their path with Agnes, a mysterious Belizean woman. Her presence enlivens the fantasies and desires of those men, without knowing that they have woken up an ancient Mayan legend.
El coronel no tiene quien le escriba El coronel no tiene quien le escriba (1999) Character: Sotero
Every Friday, the Colonel puts on his only suit and goes to the dock to await a letter announcing the arrival of his pension. But the townsfolk all know that this pension will never come. His wife also knows it, and even he knows it. But he is still waiting, living with the pain of the death of his son.
Mi Amigo Bernardo Mi Amigo Bernardo (2025) Character: Abuelo Vicente
After losing his mother, Efraín moves in with his grandfather and enters a new school where he meets Bernardo, a boy who is being bullied. As May 10th approaches, he discovers the reason.
Las razones del corazón Las razones del corazón (2011) Character: Lawyer
In a reinterpretation of Madame Bovary set on contemporary Mexico City, Emilia, a middle class housewife, tries to deal with the monotony of her life. One day, she loses the two things which makes everything beareable: her lover and her credit card.
Curandero Curandero (2005) Character: Gomez
A journey that takes one man into the bowels of black magic in Mexico City
#Rats #Rats (2024) Character: N/A
When the authorities failed to help him out, a musician tries to find the thieves who stole his money creating the hashtag #Rats. This leads to people trying to find their own robbers and seek for justice on their own with the aid of social media.
La virgen de la lujuria La virgen de la lujuria (2002) Character: Don Nemesio
In Vera Cruz in the 1940s, Nacho, an Indian, waits tables at Don Lázaro's café at Hotel Ofélia. He falls for Lola, an opium-addicted, alcoholic whore who's hopelessly in love with Gardenia Wilson, a masked wrestler who slept with her once but knows she's unbalanced. Don Lázaro warns Nacho about Lola, and Nacho knows his love will be unrequited, but he'll do anything, regardless of how degrading, to be near her. Lola, for her part, can be sadistic. Republican exiles who are regulars at the café encourage Lola's desire to assassinate Franco. Nacho in turn mixes this political mirage with his fascination with the plot of "The Mikado." Where do fantasies and obsessions lead?
La calle de la amargura La calle de la amargura (2015) Character: Dad
Two wrestlers decide to go to a hotel in order to meet two prostitutes.
Dreams: Sueños Dreams: Sueños (2025) Character: Fernando's Father
A powerful socialite and a promising ballet dancer begin a dangerous affair. When he secretly crosses the US-Mexico border, she takes desperate measures to protect their future together.
Vivir toda la vida Vivir toda la vida (2022) Character: Leo
After a lifetime together, Susana has been abandoned by her husband. She is in denial and holds on to the past. One day, she needs the help of her neighbor, Gloria, a free-spirited woman that she can’t stand. But the friendship that emerges between them awakens Susana's desire to live in the present.
*****… (Los Asteriscos…) *****… (Los Asteriscos…) (2024) Character: N/A
Waiter #2 is the character of a movie who interprets himself and becomes self-aware. Sarah is a kleptomaniac with a fond for kid's bicycles trying to overcome her sickness. Sami is a mascot costume who discovers contemporary dance and desires to become a professional dancer. Lazarus enjoys watching people die, since he was resurrected 2000 years ago and became immortal. These characters reunite in a drugsture to find the meaning of life.
Medusa Medusa (2022) Character: Esposo
When teacher Nora comes home after being held the day before, the Medusa protocol app shows her in three videos what happened in her absence between her beloved husband and who impersonated her.
La gran seducción La gran seducción (2023) Character: Simón
When a golden opportunity arises to boost the fortunes of a forgotten fishing town, its residents set out to trick their way to making it happen.
Más mañana que otra vez Más mañana que otra vez (2022) Character: N/A
It is the story of resilience of a mother and her son, each living with a chronic degenerative disease, and how they reconcile with each other when they accept that their disease has united and transformed them forever.
Nuevo orden Nuevo orden (2020) Character: Rolando
In the near future, a popular uprising in Mexico City interrupts a wedding held at the home of a wealthy family. After the riots have been quashed, they discover the bride has gone missing and plea with the military to help locate her.
Sexo, pudor y lágrimas 2 Sexo, pudor y lágrimas 2 (2022) Character: Old Man
Twenty years have passed since those two apartments in the heart of Mexico City were the battlefield of a war of the sexes between Ana, Carlos, Andrea, Miguel, Tomás and María. All that is left of those apartments are memories and the image of Tomás' dead body at the bottom of the elevator shaft. Their lives have changed, their families have grown and new and unexpected characters have come to unsettle their daily lives and trigger a chain of events that will make them realize that modesty has been replaced by public disclosure; sex is only an app away; but love...love is still something elusive that everyone in today's banal and chaotic world is seeking.
¿Conoces a Tomás? ¿Conoces a Tomás? (2019) Character: Reparador
Leo and his band decide to bring Thomas to play in a wedding. They have no idea how complex it is to spend a day with someone with autism.
Border Hunters Border Hunters (2025) Character: Ezekiel
After his police officer brother is killed by a drug dealer who flees to the protection of his cartel-connected uncle in Mexico, an American man with a diverse law enforcement/military background goes south of the border to get revenge
La perdición de los hombres La perdición de los hombres (2000) Character: The Guard
A woman seeks help from one of her bigamous husband's killers to transport his corpse back to her home.
Los Pacientes Recurrentes Los Pacientes Recurrentes (2022) Character: Raúl
A dysfunctional and hilarious group of rehab addicts seek to fulfill the dream of an indigenous girl with terminal cancer. As they try to bring her back home, they dare to confront the mistakes of their own pasts.
Los vuelcos del corazón Los vuelcos del corazón (1996) Character: N/A
1941, Jose Antelmo Cruz regrets his past while writing a novel and falling in love with a prostitute.



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