
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.

Infinita Tropicália
1986 · as Self

The Peddler's Backpack
2005 · as Self

Tropicália
2012 · as Self (archive footage)

Ralé: The Lower Depths
2016 · as Ded

Embodiment of Evil
2008 · as Mistificador

The Milky Way
2007

The Clove and The Rose
2017 · as Self

Horácio
2019 · as Horácio

The Awakening of the Beast
1970

Jards Macalé - Um Morcego na Porta Principal
2008 · as Self

Asdrúbal Trouxe o Trombone
2017

Travessia
2009

Fédro
2021

Um Homem Célebre
1974

Dry Movie
2005 · as Meu Velho

Fênix
1980 · as Self

Lara
2002 · as Vendedor

Saudade
2017 · as Self