José Celso Martinez Corrêa
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.
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 1937-03-30 · Araraquara, São Paulo, Brazil
- Died
- 2023-07-06
Known for
- Embodiment of Evil (2008) — Mistificador
- The Awakening of the Beast (1970)
- Asdrúbal Trouxe o Trombone (2017)
- Tropicália (2012) — Self (archive footage)
- Dry Movie (2005) — Meu Velho
- Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth (2003) — Self
- The Milky Way (2007)
- Prata Palomares (1972) — Writer
- A$untina of the Amerikas (1976)
- Palavra (En)Cantada (2009) — Self
- The King of the Candle (1982) — Director
- Fédro (2021)
- Ralé: The Lower Depths (2016) — Ded
- Pitanga (2016) — Self
- América do Sexo (1969) — (segment "Colagem")
- Hunting Season (1988) — Self