José Celso Martinez Corrêa
José Celso Martinez Corrêa (30 March 1937 – 6 July 2023), known as Zé Celso, was a Brazilian stage actor, director and playwright. He was one of the founders of Teatro Oficina, an innovative and politically active theater company associated with the 1960s Tropicalismo movement.
Zé Celso became notable in the scene with his adaptation of Oswald de Andrade's play O Rei da Vela (The Candle King), in 1967. He also co-wrote with Chico Buarque the 1968 play Roda Viva, which was targeted as pornographic and was censored during the military dictatorship. One of his final plays was Os Sertões, a trilogy adapting the book by Euclides da Cunha.
Acted in
Peréio, Eu Te Odeio!
2023
Fédro
2021
Desire Machine: 60 Years of Teatro Oficina
2021
as Self
Nas Asas da Pan Am
2020
as Himself
Race Antenna
2020
as Self
Salve o Prazer!
2020
as Self
Horácio
2019
as Horácio
How Do You See Me?
2017
Tropicália: 50 Anos
2017
as Self (archive footage)
Saudade
2017
as Self
Paulo Autran – O Senhor dos Palcos
2017
as Self
Macumba Antropofaga
2017
Pitanga
2016
as Self
Ralé: The Lower Depths
2016
as Ded
Zé Celso: Tupy or not Tupy
2015
as Himself
Satyrianas – 78 horas em 78 minutos
2012
Tropicália
2012
as Self
Pela Desordem Natural das Coisas
2012
as Self
Evoé: Portrait of an Anthropophage
2011
as Himself
Zé[s]
2010
Travessia
2009
Palavra (En)Cantada
2009
as Self
Diário De Aquário
2009
as Self
Embodiment of Evil
2008
as Mistificador
Milagrez
2008
as Self
Gal - from Tropicalism to the Present Day
2006
Dry Movie
2005
as Meu Velho
Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth
2003
as Self
Os Sertões - A Terra
2002
Lara
2002
as Vendedor
Boca de Ouro
1999
as Dentista
Hunting Season
1988
as Self
Vianinha
1987
Infinita Tropicália
1986
as Self
A Caminho das Índias
1982
Fênix
1980
as Self
A$$untina of the Amerikas
1976
The Awakening of the Beast
1970
América do Sexo
1969
as (segment "Colagem")