José Celso Martinez Corrêa, known as Zé Celso (born 30 March 1937), is a Brazilian stage actor, director and playwright.[1] He was one of the founders of Teatro Oficina, an innovative and politically active theater company associated with the 1960s Tropicalismo movement.[2]
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José Celso Martinez Corrêa | |
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Born | (1930-03-30) March 30, 1930 (age 92) Araraquara, São Paulo, Brazil |
Occupation | Actor, playwright, theater director |
Website | http://teatroficina.uol.com.br |
Zé Celso became notable in the scene with his adaptation of Oswald de Andrade's play O Rei da Vela (The Candle King), in 1967.[3] He also co-wrote with Chico Buarque the 1968 play Roda Viva, which was targeted as pornographic and censored during the military dictatorship.[4] One of his most recent plays is Os Sertões, a trilogy adapting the book by Euclides da Cunha.[5]
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