Selton Mello

Personal context

Summary

Selton Mello is a Brazilian actor, director, and screenwriter whose career includes A Dog’s Will, Lisbela and the Prisoner, The Clown, and I’m Still Here. His work spans comedy, drama, and intimate stories, with recurring attention to family, loneliness, and personal change. In 2020, he signed a public manifesto defending democracy and freedom of expression, opposing the return of military dictatorship, and criticizing the words and actions of Brazil’s culture secretary, Regina Duarte. His public record includes that political intervention, but no public statements on identity politics, DEI, or identity-focused activism are on record.