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
2006Nominee
Best Director
Os Sertões: A Luta II - Do Desmassacre ao Reinício
2016Nominee
Best Performance
Ralé: The Lower Depths
Career Highlights
2003Highlight
Best Writing
Os Sertões: O Homem II — da Re-volta ao Trans-homem
1986Highlight
Best Performance
Infinita Tropicália
Video
Ralé: The Lower Depths