Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos has always loved circus. He used to be a clown named Xuxuwhen he was in his early twenties. In 1983 he organised a clown Festival in Paraiba. In 2001 he organised another event, a meeting where clowns from many parts of the world got together. In the late 70s he co-founded Escola Piollin (Piollin School) named after a famous clown. The school teaches arts for children and adolescents. Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos has always been involved with theatre and then literature. He once adapted a novel by Guimaraes Rosa in a successful play called "O Vau da Sarapalha". He also studied theatre in Denmark. He is graduated in Literature at UFPB, a university in Joao Pessoa,Paraiba, Brazil. He started at cinema in 1997, in "O Baile Perfumado". His most famous films are "Eu, Tu, Eles" (2000), "Abril Despedaçado" (2001)and "Carandiru" (2003).