
José Celso Martinez Corrêa
Biography
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances

Fédro
2021

Embodiment of Evil
as Mistificador
2008

Tropicália: 50 Anos
as Self (archive footage)
2017

The Awakening of the Beast
1970

Paulo Autran – O Senhor dos Palcos
as Self
2017

Gal - from Tropicalism to the Present Day
2006

Peréio, Eu Te Odeio!
2023

Vianinha
1987

Pela Desordem Natural das Coisas
as Self
2012

Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth
as Self
2003

Macumba Antropofaga
2017
Travessia
2009

Ralé: The Lower Depths
as Ded
2016

Diário De Aquário
as Self
2009

Dry Movie
as Meu Velho
2005

A$$untina of the Amerikas
1976
América do Sexo
as (segment "Colagem")
1969

Satyrianas – 78 horas em 78 minutos
2012

Milagrez
as Self
2008
A Caminho das Índias
1982

