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.
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Films (58)
Kopenawa: Sonhar a Terra-Floresta
2026
Peréio, Eu Te Odeio!
2023
Cafi
2021 · Self
Fédro
2021
Desire Machine: 60 Years of Teatro Oficina
2021 · Self
Nas Asas da Pan Am
2020 · Himself
Race Antenna
2020 · Self
Salve o Prazer!
2020 · Self
Horácio
2019 · Horácio
How Do You See Me?
2017
Asdrúbal Trouxe o Trombone
2017
Tropicália: 50 Anos
2017 · Self (archive footage)
Saudade
2017 · Self
Paulo Autran – O Senhor dos Palcos
2017 · Self
Macumba Antropofaga
2017 · Director
The Clove and The Rose
2017 · Self
Pitanga
2016 · Self
Ralé: The Lower Depths
2016 · Ded
Zé Celso: Tupy or not Tupy
2015 · Himself
Satyrianas – 78 horas em 78 minutos
2012
Tropicália
2012 · Self (archive footage)
Pela Desordem Natural das Coisas
2012 · Self
Evoé: Portrait of an Anthropophage
2011 · Himself
Zé[s]
2010
Travessia
2009
Palavra (En)Cantada
2009 · Self
Diário De Aquário
2009 · Self
A Paz é Dourada
2008
Embodiment of Evil
2008 · Mistificador
Milagrez
2008 · Self
Jards Macalé - Um Morcego na Porta Principal
2008 · Self
The Milky Way
2007
Gal - from Tropicalism to the Present Day
2006
Os Sertões: A Luta II - Do Desmassacre ao Reinício
2006 · Director, Writer
Os Sertões: A Luta I
2005 · Writer, Director
Dry Movie
2005 · Meu Velho
The Peddler's Backpack
2005 · Self
Os Sertões: O Homem II — da Re-volta ao Trans-homem
2003 · Writer, Director
Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth
2003 · Self
Os Sertões: O Homem I — do Pré-homem à Revolta
2003 · Director, Writer
Os Sertões - A Terra
2002 · Director
Lara
2002 · Vendedor
Boca de Ouro
1999 · Dentista, Director, Screenplay
Uzebrioloco
1990
Hunting Season
1988 · Self
Vianinha
1987
Infinita Tropicália
1986 · Self
A Caminho das Índias
1982
The King of the Candle
1982 · Director
Fênix
1980 · Self
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1977 · Director
A$$untina of the Amerikas
1976
O parto
1975 · Director
Um Homem Célebre
1974
Semana de Arte Moderna
1972 · himself
Prata Palomares
1972 · Writer
The Awakening of the Beast
1970
América do Sexo
1969 · (segment "Colagem")
