![]() ![]() ![]() He began directing video clips, documentaries and TV shows. After he developed a solid career as an actor, he began to work on the other side of the camera as a much acclaimed and in-demand director. Selton is also a screenwriter, editor and musician. He also won the Cinema Brazil Grand Prize ( Grande Prêmio do Cinema Brasileiro) for Lisbela and the Prisoner and the best actor award for My Name Ain't Johnny granted by both the Cinema Brazil Grand Prize and the Miami International Film Festival and the best actor award for Drained, granted by the Rio International Film Festival ( Festival do Rio), Punta Del Este International Film Festival and by the Guadalajara International Film Festival. Selton Mello's acting skills were awarded several times in national and international festivals such as the Havana Film Festival (Cuba), Brasília International Film Festival (Brazil), Lleida Latin-American Film Festival (Spain) and the Lima Latin American Film Festival (Peru) in which he was awarded for his performance in To the Left of the Father. 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.īeyond 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). 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. 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. In São Paulo, Selton attended "Colégio Aclimação". ![]() After Selton was born his parents moved to São Paulo, where he lived until the age of 11. Selton's parents are both from Minas Gerais State. His brother Danton Mello is an actor as well. Selton was born in Passos (State of Minas Gerais), the son of Selva (housewife) and Dalton Melo (bank employee). The actor hosted Tarja Preta, a TV show about culture and independent movies, from 2004 until 2008. 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. Since his childhood, he acted on TV shows. Selton Figueiredo Mello (born 30 December 1972) is a Brazilian actor and director. ![]()
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