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.

Known For

Milagrez

Self

Nas Asas da Pan Am

Himself

Peréio, Eu Te Odeio!

Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth

Self

Desire Machine: 60 Years of Teatro Oficina

Self

A(u)tores

Em Cena – A Arte da Interpretação

Self

Ralé: The Lower Depths

Ded

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2024	Kopenawa: Sonhar a Terra-Floresta
2023	Peréio, Eu Te Odeio!
2021	Fédro
2021	Desire Machine: 60 Years of Teatro Oficina	Self
2021	Cafi	Self
2020	Nas Asas da Pan Am	Himself
2020	Race Antenna	Self
2020	Salve o Prazer!	Self
2019	Horácio	Horácio
2017	Tropicália: 50 Anos	Self (archive footage)
2017	Paulo Autran – O Senhor dos Palcos	Self
2017	Macumba Antropofaga
2017	How Do You See Me?
2017	Saudade	Self
2017	The Clove and The Rose	Self
2017	Asdrúbal Trouxe o Trombone
2016	Ralé: The Lower Depths	Ded
2016	Pitanga	Self
2015	Zé Celso: Tupy or not Tupy	Himself
2012	Pela Desordem Natural das Coisas	Self
2012	Satyrianas – 78 horas em 78 minutos
2012	Tropicália	Self (archive footage)
2011	Evoé: Portrait of an Anthropophage	Himself
2010	Zé[s]
2009	Travessia
2009	Diário De Aquário	Self
2009	Palavra (En)Cantada	Self
2008	Embodiment of Evil	Mistificador
2008	Milagrez	Self
2008	A Paz é Dourada
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	Lara	Vendedor
2002	Os Sertões - A Terra
1999	Boca de Ouro	Dentista
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")

Year	TV Show	Role
2022	Em Cena – A Arte da Interpretação	Self
2021	A(u)tores