José Celso Martinez Corrêa

Born: 1937-03-30

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.


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The Awakening of the Beast

as uncredited
Released: 1970-10-01

A psychiatrist experiments on four volunteers with LSD to examine 60's drug culture, soon...

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Embodiment of Evil

as Mistificador
Released: 2008-08-08

Released from the Mental Health Wing of São Paulo State Penitentiary after forty years, the...

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Dry Movie

as Meu Velho
Released: 2005-04-14

Weatherman from a TV network goes back to his hometown, Vale da Rocha, a place in Northeast...

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Paulo Autran – O Senhor dos Palcos

as Self
Released: 2017-10-10

A portrait of the evolution of theater in the 20th century and a deep reflection on the art of...

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Tropicália

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2012-09-14

Set against the turbulent atmosphere of the 1960s, Tropicália is a feature length documentary...

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Pitanga

as Self
Released: 2016-09-23

This documentary investigates the aesthetic, political and existential trajectory of emblematic...

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Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth

as Self
Released: 2003-09-17

Documentary about Brazilian filmmaker Glauber Rocha, one of the most important names in the...

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Saudade

as Self
Released: 2017-10-11

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Horácio

as Horácio
Released: 2019-04-11

Horacio, an old smuggler hiding from the law, lives in a surreal, baroque apartment with...

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Diário De Aquário

as Self
Released: 2009-01-12

The pages of the artist Judith Malina's diary, imprisoned by the military dictatorship during...

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Boca de Ouro

as Dentista
Released: 1999-12-19

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Nas Asas da Pan Am

as Himself
Released: 2020-10-22

Silvio Tendler goes through his life remembering the movements he was part of during the...

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Desire Machine: 60 Years of Teatro Oficina

as Self
Released: 2021-04-10

In six decades, Teatro Oficina has done more than revolutionize theatrical language in the...

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Palavra (En)Cantada

as Self
Released: 2009-03-13

Palavra (En)Cantada makes a journey in the history of the Brazilian songbook with a look at the...

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Milagrez

as Self
Released: 2008-01-02

Documentary on "Antonio das Mortes", Glauber Rocha's 1969 film.

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Semana de Arte Moderna

as himself
Released: 1972-01-01

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Peréio, Eu Te Odeio!

as uncredited
Released: 2023-09-29

23 years in the making, “Pereio, Eu Te Odeio!” is a documentary on legendary Brazilian actor...

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Fédro

as uncredited
Released: 2021-06-21

Twenty years after his debut as an actor, Brazil's sweetheart Reynaldo Gianechini meets his...

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Race Antenna

as Self
Released: 2020-10-15

In 1979, while Brazil was going through the troubled moment of the Amnesty Law, Glauber Rocha...

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How Do You See Me?

as uncredited
Released: 2017-11-24

How Do You See Me? is a Brazilian documentary feature that entwines both experienced actors and...

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Gal - from Tropicalism to the Present Day

as uncredited
Released: 2006-06-15

The film has Gal's career as its guiding principle, drawing a parallel with the movement of...

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A$$untina of the Amerikas

as uncredited
Released: 1976-01-01

A$$untina of the Amerikas is a musical comedy of a prostitute that, in 24 hours, wakes up,...

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Infinita Tropicália

as Self
Released: 1986-01-01

Tropicália was a Brazilian cultural movement that occurred between 1967 and 1968, inspired by...

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Os Sertões - A Terra

as uncredited
Released: 2002-12-02

From 2000 to 2007, Teat(r)o Oficina Uzyna Uzona worked on the staging of Euclides da Cunha's...

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Satyrianas – 78 horas em 78 minutos

as uncredited
Released: 2012-10-21

A document of one of the greatest cultural events of Latin America in an innovative way, the...

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Fênix

as Self
Released: 1980-01-01

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Kopenawa: Sonhar a Terra-Floresta

as uncredited
Released: 2024-10-03

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Ralé: The Lower Depths

as Ded
Released: 2016-05-05

Young directors are filming “The Exhibitionist” in the middle of a farm in a paradise-like...

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Macumba Antropofaga

as uncredited
Released: 2017-09-24

Based on Oswald de Andrade's Anthropophagous Manifesto, Macumba was a hit with the audience that...

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Evoé: Portrait of an Anthropophage

as Himself
Released: 2011-11-25

A film that mixes labyrinthine recent testimonies and historical images of the career of the...

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Hunting Season

as Self
Released: 1988-01-01

Hunting Season deals with the wave of homosexual murders that plagued São Paulo and Rio de...

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Vianinha

as uncredited
Released: 1987-09-14

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Tropicália: 50 Anos

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2017-11-04

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Pela Desordem Natural das Coisas

as Self
Released: 2012-06-21

A deep dive into the life and work of Brazilian actress Maria Alice Vergueiro. The documentary...

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Salve o Prazer!

as Self
Released: 2020-06-24

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