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Selton Mello - Biography, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Filmography

Selton Melu - biography, date of birth, place of birth, filmography, clips, Actor, Director, Producer, Writer, Editor.

Born December 30, 1972, Minas Gerais, Brazil - Brazilian actor, director, producer and screenwriter.

From early childhood, he decided on the choice of the acting profession as his destination, which was one of the main reasons for the move of the Melo family to Rio de Janeiro. Selton began his career on the Bandeirantesh television channel in 1981 with participation in the television series Don Santa and Iron Embrace. His debut on the Globe TV channel in 1984 was the childhood role of Ronaldo Pelegrini in the TV series Body to Body. His parents were played by Antonio Fagundes and Deborah Duarte. After a small role in the 1986 television series Senorita, his television career is temporarily interrupted. During a forced break, he continues to practice his chosen craft as a dubbing of foreign films in Portuguese, becomes a member of a musical group.

He returned to television in 1992 with the television series Stone on Stone. After that, he practically does not stop acting, giving preference to cinema. On television, he participates in the television series "Tropicanka" (1994) and "New Victim" (1995) (broadcast in Russia), "Unruly" (1997), "The Power of Desire" (1999). After 1999, Selton appeared on television only in miniseries or in short comedy shows. In the movies, he found the main place to showcase his talent. From the list of his film works, one of his first films, Four Days in September, which was nominated for an Oscar, should be noted.

A successful television adaptation of one of the most famous Brazilian plays O Auto da Compadecida by Ariano Suassuna, starring Fernanda Montenegro, Mateus Nashtergael and Lima Duarte, has turned into an equally successful film known as The Testament of a Dog. A similar story happened with the miniseries dedicated to the 500th anniversary of the discovery of Brazil, in which he played the main role - "The Discovery of Brazil".

For a role in the film "Lavoura Arcaica" (at the international box office - "Left of the Father") to him, an actor inclined to overweight. I had to forcibly lose 20 kilograms. This film, in which he played along with Raul Cortez, brought him recognition outside his homeland.

The extravagant Smell of Sewers 2007 film solidified this recognition. The actor prefers to play difficult roles in which you can show your talent. Selton Melo prefers "to be an actor, not a star."

In 2008, Selton made his successful director and producer debut on Merry Christmas.

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