
Acting
Born March 30, 1937 · Araraquara, São Paulo, Brazil
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.

Kopenawa: Sonhar a Terra-Floresta
2024

Peréio, Eu Te Odeio!
2023

Cafi
2021

Fédro
2021

Desire Machine: 60 Years of Teatro Oficina
2021
Nas Asas da Pan Am
2020

Race Antenna
2020

Salve o Prazer!
2020

Horácio
2019

How Do You See Me?
2017

Asdrúbal Trouxe o Trombone
2017

Tropicália: 50 Anos
2017

Saudade
2017

Paulo Autran – O Senhor dos Palcos
2017

Macumba Antropofaga
2017

The Clove and The Rose
2017

Pitanga
2016

Ralé: The Lower Depths
2016
Zé Celso: Tupy or not Tupy
2015

Satyrianas – 78 horas em 78 minutos
2012

Tropicália
2012

Pela Desordem Natural das Coisas
2012

Evoé: Portrait of an Anthropophage
2011
Zé[s]
2010
Travessia
2009

Palavra (En)Cantada
2009

Diário De Aquário
2009

A Paz é Dourada
2008

Embodiment of Evil
2008

Milagrez
2008

Jards Macalé - Um Morcego na Porta Principal
2008

The Milky Way
2007

Gal - from Tropicalism to the Present Day
2006

Dry Movie
2005

The Peddler's Backpack
2005

Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth
2003

Os Sertões - A Terra
2002
Lara
2002

Boca de Ouro
1999

Hunting Season
1988

Vianinha
1987

Infinita Tropicália
1986
A Caminho das Índias
1982

Fênix
1980

A$$untina of the Amerikas
1976

Um Homem Célebre
1974

Semana de Arte Moderna
1972

The Awakening of the Beast
1970
América do Sexo
1969