Acting

José Celso Martinez Corrêa

Also Known As: Zé Celso, Jose Celso Martinez Correa, Zé Celso Martinez

Birth Date

March 30, 1937

Death Date

July 6, 2023

(passed away at 86)

Place of Birth

Araraquara, São Paulo, Brazil

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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.