Eligio Meléndez, a multifaceted artist, was born on June 20, 1950, in Mexico City, Mexico.
He pursued his passion for acting at the renowned Andrés Soler Acting Institute, where he had the privilege of being mentored by the esteemed Luis Gimeno, Carlos Ancira, Miguel Círcega, and Soledad Ruíz.
Throughout his illustrious career in theater, Meléndez has participated in an impressive array of productions, with over 30 works to his credit, including the critically acclaimed "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", and many more.
In the realm of film, Meléndez made his directorial debut with the 1991 release "Perseguida", subsequently building a successful and lucrative career with roles in notable films such as "The Colonel Doesn't Have Anyone Write to Him" (1999),"In the Country of Nothing Happens" (2000),for which he received 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),garnering his second Ariel nomination.
