
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.
Filmography

Kopenawa: Sonhar a Terra-Floresta
2026

Peréio, Eu Te Odeio!
2023

Cafi
2021
as Self

Fédro
2021

Desire Machine: 60 Years of Teatro Oficina
2021
as Self
- No poster
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

Asdrúbal Trouxe o Trombone
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

The Clove and The Rose
2017
as Self

Pitanga
2016
as Self

Ralé: The Lower Depths
2016
as Ded
- No poster
Zé Celso: Tupy or not Tupy
2015
as Himself

Satyrianas – 78 horas em 78 minutos
2012

Tropicália
2012
as Self (archive footage)

Pela Desordem Natural das Coisas
2012
as Self

Evoé: Portrait of an Anthropophage
2011
as Himself
- No poster
Zé[s]
2010