Zelito Viana

Zelito Viana

Known for

Directing

Born

May 5, 1938 (age 88)

Birthplace

Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil

Biography

José Viana de Oliveira Paula (Fortaleza, May 5, 1938), better known as Zelito Viana, is a Brazilian filmmaker.

Best known work

Entranced Earth

Entranced Earth

1967

Antonio das Mortes

Antonio das Mortes

1969

Twenty Years Later

Twenty Years Later

1984

Cinema Novo

Cinema Novo

2016

Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion

Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion

2000

The Secret of the Mummy

The Secret of the Mummy

1982

Maranhão 66

Maranhão 66

1966

Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo

Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo

1967

Bela Noite Para Voar

Bela Noite Para Voar

2009

Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth

Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth

2003

Filmography

TBA
Seduction
Director, Writer
2026
Mestre Zu
Director
2026
Viva Marília
Director
2025
Chico Anysio: Um Homem à Procura de Um PersonagemTV
as Self (5 episodes)
2024
Armando Costa: “Televisão pra Mim Não é Bico”
as Self
2023
Roberto Farias - Memórias de um Cineasta
as Self
2022
Da Terra dos Índios aos Índios Sem Terra
Director
2016
A Arte existe porque a vida não basta
Director
2016
Cinema Novo
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
2016
Cacaso
as Self
2013
Dossiê Jango
as Self
2012
Drumming Beat of the Stars
Producer
2012
Sons da Esperança
Editor, Director
2010
Augusto Boal and the Theatre of the Oppressed
as Self, Director
2009
Bela Noite Para Voar
Director, Screenplay
2008
Milagrez
as Self
2006
Chico Anysio É
Director
2006
Depois do Transe
as Self
2005
Aparecida Azedo: Uma Vida em 24 Quadros
Director, Writer
2003
Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth
as Self / Interviewee
2000
Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion
Director, Screenplay
1997
Dib
as Self
1995
Imagens da HistóriaTV
Director, Creator
1994
Rio's Love Song
Producer
1991
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