Asdrúbal Meléndez
Asdrúbal Meléndez Lugo (Spanish: [azˈðɾuβal meˈlendes ˈluɣo]; November 1, 1935 – July 16, 2025) was a Venezuelan actor.
Background
Meléndez was born on November 1, 1935, in Ojo de Agua, Falcón. He studied at the Juan de Villegas School in Barquisimeto, and graduated as a professor at the Libertador Experimental Pedagogical University, and then of arts in Prague.[1]
Meléndez died on July 16, 2025, at the age of 89.[2]
Career
Meléndez began his career as an actor in the theater during the 1960s, participating in various productions of the Teatro Univesitario, directed at that time by Nicolás Curiel. There he met José Ignacio Cabrujas, Teodoro Petkoff, Gustavo Rodríguez, César Rengifo, Gustavo Machado and Eva Mondolfi, among others, performing at the National Theater.[3]
Throughout his career he was featured in over 60 feature films, including El cine soy yo (1977).[4]
In 1992 he was awarded the National Film Award, in recognition of his outstanding artistic career.[5][6]
References
- ^ "Conoce al Premio Nacional de Cultura mención Cine 1992 Asdrúbal Meléndez | Canal Cultura Venezuela". culturavenezuela.com. Retrieved 2025-07-17.
- ^ Valdez, Magdalena (July 16, 2025). "Falleció polifacético artista venezolano Asdrúbal Meléndez". La Radio del Sur (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-07-17.
- ^ "Asdrúbal Meléndez inauguró sus "Partituras Eróticas" en los espacios de la Galería de Arte Nacional". Ministerio del Poder Popular para la Cultura (in European Spanish). Archived from the original on 2025-06-24. Retrieved 2025-07-17.
- ^ "1977 :: 34th Moscow International Film Festival". www.moscowfilmfestival.ru. Archived from the original on 2013-01-16. Retrieved 2025-07-17.
- ^ "Asdrúbal Meléndez | Actor, Dirección de arte, Decoración". IMDb (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2025-07-17.
- ^ "Asdrúbal Meléndez será homenajeado en la Cinemateca Nacional". Alba Ciudad 96.3 FM (in Spanish). November 23, 2015. Retrieved 2025-07-17.