Directing

José Mojica Marins

Also Known As: J. Avelar

Birth Date

March 13, 1936

Death Date

February 19, 2020

(passed away at 83)

Place of Birth

São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

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Biography

José Mojica Marins (March 13, 1936 - February 19, 2020) was a Brazilian filmmaker, actor, composer, screenwriter, television and media personality. His interest in filmmaking began at an early age. When Marins was three, his father ran a local cinema, and the family lived in a flat above the theater. Marins is also known by his alter ego Coffin Joe (loosely translated from Zé do Caixão). Although Marins is known primarily as a horror film director, his earlier works were Westerns, dramas and adventure films.