Selton Figueiredo Mello (born December 30, 1972) is a Brazilian actor
and film director. Since his childhood, he acted on TV shows. Now he
works on TV, movies and theater. Throughout his career, he developed a
strong and solid experience in cinema, producing and directing movies
and videoclips, and being publicly and critically acclaimed for it.
The actor hosted Tarja Preta, a TV show about culture and independent
movies, from 2004 until 2008.Selton was born in Passos (State of Minas
Gerais), the son of Selva (housewife) and Dalton Melo (bank employee).
His brother Danton Mello is an actor as well. Selton's parents are
both from Minas Gerais State. After Selton was born his parents moved
to São Paulo, where he lived until the age of 11. In São Paulo,
Selton attended "Colégio Aclimação". At 11 years of age he was
invited to star on a soap opera at Rede Globo Television, so he moved
with his entire family to Rio de Janeiro, where he still lives.He
played André in the Brazilian film To the left of the father which
was directed by Luiz Fernando Carvalho and based on the eponymous
novel by Raduan Nassar. He has also played João da Ega in Os Maias,
also directed by Luiz Fernando Carvalho, based on the eponymous novel
by Eça de Queiroz.Beyond that, Selton Mello has many memorable
performances in his trajectory, such as the roles he played in the
movies Lisbela and the Prisoner (Lisbela e o Prisioneiro - more than
3.5 million tickets sold); Auto da Compadecida (more than 2.5 million
tickets sold), by Guel Arraes; Drained (O cheiro do Ralo), by Heitor
Dhalia; and My Name Ain't Johnny (Meu Nome Não É Johnny - more than
2.5 million tickets sold), by Mauro Lima and Four Days in September by
Bruno Barreto (nominated for Best Foreign Language Film for the 1997
Oscar Awards).
and film director. Since his childhood, he acted on TV shows. Now he
works on TV, movies and theater. Throughout his career, he developed a
strong and solid experience in cinema, producing and directing movies
and videoclips, and being publicly and critically acclaimed for it.
The actor hosted Tarja Preta, a TV show about culture and independent
movies, from 2004 until 2008.Selton was born in Passos (State of Minas
Gerais), the son of Selva (housewife) and Dalton Melo (bank employee).
His brother Danton Mello is an actor as well. Selton's parents are
both from Minas Gerais State. After Selton was born his parents moved
to São Paulo, where he lived until the age of 11. In São Paulo,
Selton attended "Colégio Aclimação". At 11 years of age he was
invited to star on a soap opera at Rede Globo Television, so he moved
with his entire family to Rio de Janeiro, where he still lives.He
played André in the Brazilian film To the left of the father which
was directed by Luiz Fernando Carvalho and based on the eponymous
novel by Raduan Nassar. He has also played João da Ega in Os Maias,
also directed by Luiz Fernando Carvalho, based on the eponymous novel
by Eça de Queiroz.Beyond that, Selton Mello has many memorable
performances in his trajectory, such as the roles he played in the
movies Lisbela and the Prisoner (Lisbela e o Prisioneiro - more than
3.5 million tickets sold); Auto da Compadecida (more than 2.5 million
tickets sold), by Guel Arraes; Drained (O cheiro do Ralo), by Heitor
Dhalia; and My Name Ain't Johnny (Meu Nome Não É Johnny - more than
2.5 million tickets sold), by Mauro Lima and Four Days in September by
Bruno Barreto (nominated for Best Foreign Language Film for the 1997
Oscar Awards).
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