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Portrait of Zelito Viana

Directing

Zelito Viana

Career

Active from 1968 to 2026, busiest in 2026 with 3 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score53/100
Highest rated
Poster for Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion
Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion
GoodWatch score53/100

Characters

1

The characters Zelito Viana played, best-known titles first.

Zelito Viana as Zé

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 4 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Zelito Viana Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.3, average 5.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.0, average 2.7
  • Family Dynamics
    3.3, average 4.8
  • Pop Culture
    0.8, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Psychological Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

35
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

4 titles
Viva Marília
Viva Marília (2026)

Director

Seduction
Seduction (2026)

Writer, Director

Mestre Zu
Mestre Zu (2026)

Director

Da Terra dos Índios aos Índios Sem Terra
Da Terra dos Índios aos Índios Sem Terra (2022)

Director

2010s

4 titles
A Arte existe porque a vida não basta
A Arte existe porque a vida não basta (2016)

Director

Drumming Beat of the Stars
Drumming Beat of the Stars (2012)

Producer

Sons da Esperança
Sons da Esperança (2012)

Director, Editor

Augusto Boal and the Theatre of the Oppressed
Augusto Boal and the Theatre of the Oppressed (2010)

Director

2000s

4 titles · average score 53
Bela Noite Para Voar
Bela Noite Para Voar (2009)

Screenplay, Director

Chico Anysio É
Chico Anysio É (2006)

Director

Aparecida Azedo: Uma Vida em 24 Quadros
Aparecida Azedo: Uma Vida em 24 Quadros (2005)

Writer, Director

Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion
Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion (2000)
GoodWatch score 53

Director, Screenplay

1990s

1 title · average score 62
Rio's Love Song
Rio's Love Song (1994)
GoodWatch score 62

Producer

1980s

4 titles · average score 68
Avaete, Seed of Revenge
Avaete, Seed of Revenge (1985)

Writer, Director

Twenty Years Later
Twenty Years Later (1984)
GoodWatch score 87

Producer

The Secret of the Mummy
The Secret of the Mummy (1982)
GoodWatch score 49

Executive Producer

Chico Anísio Ao Vivo no Carnegie Hall
Chico Anísio Ao Vivo no Carnegie Hall (1981)

Director

1970s

12 titles
Terra dos Índios
Terra dos Índios (1979)

Director, Producer

Por Trás das Câmeras (II)
Por Trás das Câmeras (II) (1978)

Producer

Morte e Vida Severina
Morte e Vida Severina (1977)

Writer, Director

Choque Cultural
Choque Cultural (1977)

Writer, Director

A Lost Woman
A Lost Woman (1976)

Executive Producer

Os Condenados
Os Condenados (1974)

Director, Screenplay

Zabumba, Orquestra Popular do Nordeste
Zabumba, Orquestra Popular do Nordeste (1974)

Director

Rodovia Belém - Brasília
Rodovia Belém - Brasília (1973)

Director

Câncer
Câncer (1972)

as Dr. Zelito

When Carnaval Comes
When Carnaval Comes (1972)

Executive Producer

O Doce Esporte do Sexo
O Doce Esporte do Sexo (1971)

Director, Writer

Minha Namorada
Minha Namorada (1970)

Director, Producer

1960s

6 titles · average score 69
Antonio das Mortes
Antonio das Mortes (1969)
GoodWatch score 70

Executive Producer

The Man Who Bought the World
The Man Who Bought the World (1968)

Writer

Fantasia para Ator e TV
Fantasia para Ator e TV (1968)

Producer

Entranced Earth
Entranced Earth (1967)
GoodWatch score 67

Executive Producer

The Big City
The Big City (1966)
GoodWatch score 67

Producer

Maranhão 66
Maranhão 66 (1966)
GoodWatch score 71

Producer