2012Nominee
Best Performance
Tropicália
José Celso Martinez Corrêa
Actor · Director · Writer
Araraquara, São Paulo, Brazil
March 30, 1937
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.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
2016Nominee
Best Performance
Ralé: The Lower Depths
2006Nominee
Best Director
Os Sertões: A Luta II - Do Desmassacre ao Reinício
Career Highlights
2008Highlight
Best Performance
Jards Macalé - Um Morcego na Porta Principal
1986Highlight
Best Performance
Infinita Tropicália
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Ralé: The Lower Depths