Directed credits
19
Established
Strong directing catalog.
Director
Zelito Viana
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
0.5
Low visibility
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Directed movies: 17Directed series: 2All crew credits: 33
TMDB ID: 621402
IMDb ID: nm0895695
Known for: Directing
Born: May 5, 1938
Age: 87
Place of birth: Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1966 - 2025
Years active: 60
Average TMDB rating: 7.32
Wikidata: Q10395000
Frequent jobs
Director (19)Producer (6)Executive Producer (5)Writer (2)Editor (1)
Biography
José Viana de Oliveira Paula (Fortaleza, May 5, 1938), better known as Zelito Viana, is a Brazilian filmmaker.
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Zelito Viana.
Viva Marília
Director
2025 Movie
Da Terra dos Índios aos Índios Sem Terra
Director
2022 Movie
A Arte existe porque a vida não basta
Director
2016 Movie
7.0
Augusto Boal and the Theatre of the Oppressed
Director
2010 Movie
7.6
Bela Noite Para Voar
Director
2009 Movie
Chico Anysio É
Director
2006 Movie
Aparecida Azedo: Uma Vida em 24 Quadros
Director
2005 Movie
5.8
Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion
Director
2000 Movie
4.6
Avaete, Seed of Revenge
Director
1985 Movie
Chico Anísio Ao Vivo no Carnegie Hall
Director
1981 Movie
Terra dos Índios
Director
1979 Movie
6.6
Morte e Vida Severina
Director
1977 Movie
Zabumba, Orquestra Popular do Nordeste
Director
1974 Movie
5.0
Os Condenados
Director
1974 Movie
6.0
Rodovia Belém - Brasília
Director
1973 Movie
5.0
O Doce Esporte do Sexo
Director
1971 Movie
5.5
Minha Namorada
Director
1970 Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Zelito Viana.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Zelito Viana.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Zelito Viana.
7.5
Dossiê Jango
as Self
2013 Movie
Viva Marília
Director
2025 Movie
5.5
Minha Namorada
Director
1970 Movie
6.8
Antonio das Mortes
Executive Producer
1969 Movie
8.4
Twenty Years Later
Producer
1984 Movie
7.3
Entranced Earth
Executive Producer
1967 Movie
Milagrez
as Self
2008 Movie
2.0
Depois do Transe
as Self
2006 Movie
5.9
The Big City
Producer
1966 Movie
6.7
Cinema Novo
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
2016 Movie
5.8
Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion
Director
2000 Movie
5.0
Choque Cultural
Writer
1977 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Zelito Viana.
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Zelito Viana.
5.0
Drumming Beat of the Stars
Producer
2012 Movie
Sons da Esperança
Editor
2012 Movie
5.7
Rio's Love Song
Producer
1994 Movie
8.4
Twenty Years Later
Producer
1984 Movie
4.3
The Secret of the Mummy
Executive Producer
1982 Movie
Por Trás das Câmeras (II)
Producer
1978 Movie
5.0
Choque Cultural
Writer
1977 Movie
3.8
A Lost Woman
Executive Producer
1976 Movie
6.0
When Carnaval Comes
Executive Producer
1972 Movie
6.8
Antonio das Mortes
Executive Producer
1969 Movie
4.8
The Man Who Bought the World
Writer
1968 Movie
7.3
Entranced Earth
Executive Producer
1967 Movie
5.9
The Big City
Producer
1966 Movie
6.7
Maranhão 66
Producer
1966 Movie
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Zelito Viana.
Armando Costa: “Televisão pra Mim Não é Bico”
as Self
2024 Movie
7.0
Roberto Farias - Memórias de um Cineasta
as Self
2023 Movie
6.7
Cinema Novo
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
2016 Movie
5.0
Cacaso
as Self
2016 Movie
7.5
Dossiê Jango
as Self
2013 Movie
7.0
Augusto Boal and the Theatre of the Oppressed
as Self
2010 Movie
Milagrez
as Self
2008 Movie
2.0
Depois do Transe
as Self
2006 Movie
Chico Anysio É
2006 Movie
5.8
Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth
as Self / Interviewee
2003 Movie
Dib
as Self
1997 Movie
Que Filme 'Tu Vai' Fazer?
1991 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Zelito Viana.