7.2
Movie
Directing
Zelito Viana
- Born
- (age 88)
- Birthplace
- Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
- Credits
- 50 titles
Biography
José Viana de Oliveira Paula (Fortaleza, May 5, 1938), better known as Zelito Viana, is a Brazilian filmmaker.
Signature work
Known For
7.2
Movie
6.8
Movie
Antonio das Mortes
8.4
Movie
Twenty Years Later
6.0
Movie
Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion
4.6
Movie
The Secret of the Mummy
6.8
Movie
Maranhão 66
7.9
Movie
Bela Noite Para Voar
6.3
Movie
Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth
6.1
Movie
When Carnaval Comes
6.4
Movie
The Big City
6.1
Movie
Rio's Love Song
5.2
Movie
Avaete, Seed of Revenge
4.4
Movie
A Lost Woman
6.5
Movie
Morte e Vida Severina
6.0
Movie
Minha Namorada
5.8
Movie
The Man Who Bought the World
6.8
Movie
Câncer
9.0
TV
Chico Anysio Show
Acting credits 15
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Chico Anysio: Um Homem à Procura de Um Personagem TV | Self (5 ep) |
| 2024 | Armando Costa: “Televisão pra Mim Não é Bico” Film | Self |
| 2023 | Roberto Farias - Memórias de um Cineasta Film | Self |
| 2016 | Cinema Novo Film | Self - Filmmaker (archive footage) |
| 2016 | Cacaso Film | Self |
| 2013 | Dossiê Jango Film | Self |
| 2010 | Augusto Boal and the Theatre of the Oppressed Film | Self |
| 2008 | Milagrez Film | Self |
| 2006 | Chico Anysio É Film | |
| 2006 | Depois do Transe Film | Self |
| 2003 | Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth Film | Self / Interviewee |
| 1997 | Dib Film | Self |
| 1991 | Que Filme 'Tu Vai' Fazer? Film | |
| 1972 | Câncer Film | Dr. Zelito |
| 1967 | Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo Film | Self |
Crew credits 37
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Mestre Zu Film | Director |
| 2026 | Seduction Film | Director, Writer |
| 2026 | Viva Marília Film | Director |
| 2022 | Da Terra dos Índios aos Índios Sem Terra Film | Director |
| 2016 | A Arte existe porque a vida não basta Film | Director |
| 2012 | Drumming Beat of the Stars Film | Producer |
| 2012 | Sons da Esperança Film | Editor, Director |
| 2010 | Augusto Boal and the Theatre of the Oppressed Film | Director |
| 2009 | Bela Noite Para Voar Film | Director, Screenplay |
| 2006 | Chico Anysio É Film | Director |
| 2005 | Aparecida Azedo: Uma Vida em 24 Quadros Film | Writer, Director |
| 2000 | Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion Film | Director, Screenplay |
| 1995 | Imagens da História TV | Director, Creator (20 ep) |
| 1994 | Rio's Love Song Film | Producer |
| 1985 | Avaete, Seed of Revenge Film | Director, Writer |
| 1984 | Twenty Years Later Film | Producer |
| 1982 | The Secret of the Mummy Film | Executive Producer |
| 1982 | Chico Anysio Show TV | Director (41 ep) |
| 1981 | Chico Anísio Ao Vivo no Carnegie Hall Film | Director |
| 1981 | Chico Total TV | Director (8 ep) |
| 1979 | Terra dos Índios Film | Director, Writer, Producer |
| 1978 | Por Trás das Câmeras (II) Film | Producer |
| 1977 | Morte e Vida Severina Film | Writer, Director |
| 1977 | Choque Cultural Film | Writer, Director |
| 1976 | A Lost Woman Film | Executive Producer |
| 1974 | Zabumba, Orquestra Popular do Nordeste Film | Director |
| 1974 | Os Condenados Film | Director, Screenplay |
| 1973 | Rodovia Belém - Brasília Film | Director |
| 1972 | When Carnaval Comes Film | Executive Producer |
| 1971 | O Doce Esporte do Sexo Film | Director, Writer |
| 1970 | Minha Namorada Film | Director, Producer, Writer |
| 1969 | Antonio das Mortes Film | Executive Producer |
| 1968 | The Man Who Bought the World Film | Writer |
| 1968 | Fantasia para Ator e TV Film | Producer |
| 1967 | Entranced Earth Film | Executive Producer |
| 1966 | The Big City Film | Producer |
| 1966 | Maranhão 66 Film | Producer |