José Celso Martinez Corrêa

Known for: Acting
Born: March 30, 1937, Araraquara, São Paulo, Brazil
Died: July 6, 2023
Movies: 61

José Celso Martinez Corrêa (Araraquara, March 30, 1937 – São Paulo, July 6, 2023), known as Zé Celso, was a Brazilian director, actor, playwright and director. Working − whether directing, adapting, or actually in collaboration − with names ranging from Augusto Boal, Henriette Morineau, Fernanda Montenegro, Sérgio Britto, Raul Cortez, Bete Coelho and Flávio Império to Chico Buarque, William Shakespeare, Nelson Rodrigues, Max Frisch, Bertolt Brecht and Máximo Gorki, Zé Celso built one of the most original journeys on Brazilian stages.

Upcoming José Celso Martinez Corrêa Movies

Kopenawa: Sonhar a Terra-Floresta

2026

November 26, 2026

Best-Known Movies

5.3

Embodiment of Evil

2008

5.5

The Awakening of the Beast

1970

6.1

Asdrúbal Trouxe o Trombone

2017

7.2

Tropicália

2012

6.7

Dry Movie

2005

6.3

Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth

2003

5.7

The Milky Way

2007

4.8

Prata Palomares

1972

4.9

A$$untina of the Amerikas

1976

5.3

The King of the Candle

1982

Filmography

2026	Kopenawa: Sonhar a Terra-Floresta
2023	Peréio, Eu Te Odeio!
2021	Cafi	Self
2021	Fédro
2021	Desire Machine: 60 Years of Teatro Oficina	Self
2020	Nas Asas da Pan Am	Himself
2020	Race Antenna	Self
2020	Salve o Prazer!	Self
2019	Horácio	Horácio
2017	How Do You See Me?
2017	Asdrúbal Trouxe o Trombone
2017	Tropicália: 50 Anos	Self (archive footage)
2017	Saudade	Self
2017	Paulo Autran – O Senhor dos Palcos	Self
2017	Macumba Antropofaga
2017	The Clove and The Rose	Self
2016	Pitanga	Self
2016	Ralé: The Lower Depths	Ded
2015	Zé Celso: Tupy or not Tupy	Himself
2012	Satyrianas – 78 horas em 78 minutos
2012	Tropicália	Self (archive footage)
2012	Pela Desordem Natural das Coisas	Self
2011	Evoé: Portrait of an Anthropophage	Himself
2010	Zé[s]
2009	Travessia
2009	Palavra (En)Cantada	Self
2009	Diário De Aquário	Self
2008	A Paz é Dourada
2008	Embodiment of Evil	Mistificador
2008	Milagrez	Self
2008	Jards Macalé - Um Morcego na Porta Principal	Self
2007	The Milky Way
2006	Gal - from Tropicalism to the Present Day
2005	Dry Movie	Meu Velho
2005	The Peddler's Backpack	Self
2003	Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth	Self
2002	Os Sertões - A Terra
2002	Lara	Vendedor
1999	Boca de Ouro	Dentista
1990	Uzebrioloco
1988	Hunting Season	Self
1987	Vianinha
1986	Infinita Tropicália	Self
1982	A Caminho das Índias
1980	Fênix	Self
1976	A$$untina of the Amerikas
1974	Um Homem Célebre
1972	Semana de Arte Moderna	himself
1970	The Awakening of the Beast
1969	América do Sexo	(segment "Colagem")

Directing, Writing & Producing

2017	Macumba Antropofaga	Director
2006	Os Sertões: A Luta II - Do Desmassacre ao Reinício	Director, Writer
2005	Os Sertões: A Luta I	Director, Writer
2003	Os Sertões: O Homem II — da Re-volta ao Trans-homem	Writer, Director
2003	Os Sertões: O Homem I — do Pré-homem à Revolta	Writer, Director
2002	Os Sertões - A Terra	Director
1999	Boca de Ouro	Screenplay, Director
1982	The King of the Candle	Director
1977	25	Director
1975	O parto	Director
1972	Prata Palomares	Writer

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