José Celso Martinez Corrêa

Biography

José Celso Martinez Corrêa, known as Zé Celso, was a Brazilian stage actor, director, and playwright who co-founded the innovative Teatro Oficina with the 1960s Tropicalismo movement. He adapted Oswald de Andrade's play O Rei da Vela in 1967 and co-wrote Chico Buarque on the 1968 play Roda Viva, which was censored during Brazil's military dictatorship. Zé Celso passed away in São Paulo at the age of 86 after a fire broke out in his apartment, leaving him with severe burns.