Eligio Meléndez
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Seen across enough titles, Eligio Meléndez turns into a familiar face with credits spread across cinema, television and everything between. He also turns up in 'Love Hurts'. Television and film have both stayed in regular use across the career. 'New Order' is the longest-standing point of contact with the audience.
Eligio Meléndez
35 Movies
6 Series
Seen across enough titles, Eligio Meléndez turns into a familiar face with credits spread across cinema, television and everything between. He also turns up in 'Love Hurts'. Television and film have both stayed in regular use across the career. 'New Order' is the longest-standing point of contact with the audience.
Movies
Plays Ezekiel
Border Hunters
2025
Plays Fernando's Father
Dreams
2025
Plays Viejo Guerrero (voice)
Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires
2025
Plays Martin
Love Hurts
2002
Plays Rolando
New Order
2020
Plays Arturo
Desechos
Plays Mundo
Tragic Jungle
2020
Plays Old Man
Sex, Shame and Tears 2
2022
Plays Evaristo
I Dream in Another Language
2017
Plays Sotero
No One Writes to the Colonel
1999
Plays Simón
The Great Seduction
2023
Plays Padrastro de Yessica
Violet Perfume: Nobody Hears You
2001
Plays Achichincle
El Día de la Unión
2018
Plays Don Nemesio
The Virgin of Lust
2002
Plays Jorge
Fireflies
2018
Plays Ascanio
Hidalgo: la historia jamás contada
2010
Plays Quique
La Civil
2021
Plays Elías Lozano Mata
Disappear Completely
2024
Plays Gomez
Curandero
2005
Plays Don Jacinto
In The Country Where Nothing Happens
2000
Plays Fausto (Cantinero)
The Day Everything Changed
2024
Plays Reparador
This Is Tomas
2019
Plays Lawyer
The Reasons of the Heart
2011
Plays Aureliano
Underdog
2024
Plays Dad
Bleak Street
2015
Plays Birthday Girl's Father
One for the Road
2010
Plays The Guard
The Ruination of Men
2000
Plays Adulto
The Compass Is Carried by the Dead Man
2011
Plays Durán
Vultures
2014
Latest Trailers
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Border Hunters
Full Filmography
The Dead Girls
Gedeón Céspedes · 6 episodes
2025
TV
Border Hunters
Ezekiel
2025
Film
Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires
Viejo Guerrero (voice)
2025
Film
Public Phone
Gabriel
2025
Film
Mi Amigo Bernardo
Abuelo Vicente
2025
Film
Dreams
Fernando's Father
2025
Film
Consuelo
Carlos Portillo (Padre) · 10 episodes
2024
TV
Underdog
Aureliano
2024
Film
Disappear Completely
Elías Lozano Mata
2024
Film
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Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Eligio Meléndez and where are they from?
Eligio Meléndez is 76 years old, born on June 20, 1950 in Mexico.
What are the most famous roles of Eligio Meléndez?
Eligio Meléndez is best known for roles in New Order, Love Hurts, Violet Perfume: Nobody Hears You.
How many movies has Eligio Meléndez been in?
Over a 35-year career (since 1991), Eligio Meléndez has appeared in 35 movies and 6 TV shows.
What was Eligio Meléndez's first movie?
The career of Eligio Meléndez began with Curvas peligrosas (1991).
What is Eligio Meléndez's most recent movie or series?
Eligio Meléndez's most recent release is Border Hunters, which premiered on October 20, 2025.
What TV shows has Eligio Meléndez appeared in?
On television, Eligio Meléndez has appeared in El Candidato, The Impostor, The Dead Girls, An Unknown Enemy.
Eligio Meléndez
1950-06-20 · 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.