Eligio Meléndez

Eligio Meléndez

Acting
Born Jun 20, 1950
From Mexico

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

Filmography — Acting

Border Hunters
6.1
2025

Border Hunters

Ezekiel

Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires
7.7
2025

Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires

Viejo Guerrero (voice)

Love Hurts
8.0
2002

Love Hurts

Martin

Dreams
6.3
2025

Dreams

Fernando's Father

Sex, Shame and Tears 2
6.7
2022

Sex, Shame and Tears 2

Old Man

I Dream in Another Language
7.9
2017

I Dream in Another Language

Evaristo

Underdog
8.5
2024

Underdog

Aureliano

New Order
6.4
2020

New Order

Rolando

The Virgin of Lust
6.8
2002

The Virgin of Lust

Don Nemesio

La Civil
7.7
2021

La Civil

Quique

Fireflies
6.0
2018

Fireflies

Jorge

Hidalgo: la historia jamás contada
4.9
2010

Hidalgo: la historia jamás contada

Ascanio

#Rats
6.0
2024

#Rats

The Day Everything Changed
7.6
2024

The Day Everything Changed

Fausto (Cantinero)

El Día de la Unión
6.6
2018

El Día de la Unión

Achichincle

No One Writes to the Colonel
5.3
1999

No One Writes to the Colonel

Sotero

One for the Road
6.8
2010

One for the Road

Birthday Girl's Father

Yerbamala
5.0
2014

Yerbamala

Anselmo

The Great Seduction
6.7
2023

The Great Seduction

Simón

Tragic Jungle
6.0
2020

Tragic Jungle

Mundo

¿De qué lado estás?
5.0
2002

¿De qué lado estás?

Bleak Street
6.1
2015

Bleak Street

Dad

Curandero
5.7
2005

Curandero

Gomez

Perseguida
3.4
1991

Perseguida

Disappear Completely
6.6
2024

Disappear Completely

Elías Lozano Mata

The Reasons of the Heart
6.0
2011

The Reasons of the Heart

Lawyer

The Compass Is Carried by the Dead Man
5.5
2011

The Compass Is Carried by the Dead Man

Adulto

Violet Perfume: Nobody Hears You
7.8
2001

Violet Perfume: Nobody Hears You

Padrastro de Yessica

Vultures
5.0
2014

Vultures

The Overturning Of The Heart
4.6
1996

The Overturning Of The Heart

The Ruination of Men
6.0
2000

The Ruination of Men

The Guard

In The Country Where Nothing Happens
6.2
2000

In The Country Where Nothing Happens

Don Jacinto

This Is Tomas
6.7
2019

This Is Tomas

Reparador

Living all of Life
10.0
2022

Living all of Life

Leo

More Tomorrow Than Before
2022

More Tomorrow Than Before

El Extraordinario Hombre Halcón

Don Gustavo

Fuego en el sur
2025

Fuego en el sur

2023

Jefecita

Medusa
6.0
2022

Medusa

Esposo

Public Phone
2025

Public Phone

Gabriel

Ismael
2012

Ismael

Ismael

2024

*****… (Los Asteriscos…)

Curvas peligrosas
5.0
1991

Curvas peligrosas

Reencuentros
5.0
1997

Reencuentros

Quietud
2024

Quietud

Mi Amigo Bernardo
2025

Mi Amigo Bernardo

Abuelo Vicente

Recurring Patients
2.0
2022

Recurring Patients

Raúl

The Perfect Tomato
10.0
2024

The Perfect Tomato

Repartidores de muerte
4.0
1993

Repartidores de muerte

2021

Siete en punto

Desechos

Desechos

Arturo