José Mojica Marins
Birthday: Born in 1936-03-13 in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Deathday: 2020-02-19
José Mojica Marins (March 13, 1936 - February 19, 2020) was a Brazilian filmmaker, actor, composer, screenwriter, television and media personality. His interest in filmmaking began at an early age. When Marins was three, his father ran a local cinema, and the family lived in a flat above the theater. Marins is also known by his alter ego Coffin Joe (loosely translated from Zé do Caixão). Although Marins is known primarily as a horror film director, his earlier works were Westerns, dramas and adventure films.
TV Credits
As Aventuras de Tiazinha
Character: Dr. Ziggy
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Estranho Mundo de Zé do Caixão: A Série de TV
Character: Host
Second Brazilian TV show hosted by Coffin Joe. Produced by TV Tupi and directed by Antônio Abujamra, this TV show has a better production quality than the "Além, Muito além do Além" (1967-68) and a more dreamlike and surreal tone, but unfortunately not the same audience, which expect something more realist like the previous TV show. A lot of stories from this TV show was used later on the Coffin Joe's Horror Comic Books....
Olho por Olho
Character: Lúcio Fera
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Movie Credits
The Good Cinema
Character: Self
An authentically marginal cinema created in Catholic university in Brazil. One of the most intriguing and imaginative moments in modern cinema in the voice of some of its select conspirators—with Carlos Reichenbach at the lead—, and through the most razing flow of images that can possibly be conceived....
Embodiment of Evil
Character: Zé do Caixão
Released from the Mental Health Wing of São Paulo State Penitentiary after forty years, the sadistic undertaker Zé do Caixão is back on the streets, haunted by ghostly visions and spirits of past victims but still set upon the goal that sent him to prison in the first place: finding a woman who can give him the perfect child....
At Midnight I'll Take Your Soul
Character: Zé do Caixão
Zé do Caixão is an undertaker in a small Brazilian town, searching for the perfect woman to bear him a superior child. Unable to conceive with his wife, he kills her and sets out to find someone else....
This Night I'll Possess Your Corpse
Character: Zé do Caixão
Coffin Joe, the unholy undertaker, is back in town to continue his quest for the perfect woman, embarking on an even more brutal campaign of terror, aided and abetted by his hunchbacked assistant....
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
Character: Self
"Portraits and excerpts from Brazilian films from all times. Actors, directors and images that affirm cinema."...
A Lasanha Assassina: A Revolta das Massas
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Rebeca and her family move into an abandoned house with a sinister past. Her father wants to renovate the house and turn it into a rotisserie. With the help of her neighbor Lucas, Rebeca discovers that the former residents were attacked by a strange creature: The Killer Lasagna. The monster gains strength and grows as it feeds on the remains of food thrown down the pipes and, at the opening of the cantina, the Lasagna will attack again....
Cult of Terror
Character: Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
A journey of years through many countries and film festivals; a nostalgic, adrenaline-fueled and rock-spirited immersion into the universe of cinephilia, in search of genre specialists, fans and filmmakers who speak of their shared passion for fantastic cinema; a whole international spiritual community united under the cathartic shadow of horror....
O Beijo na Morte
Character: Narrador Convidado
Tiny film made for the "1-minute Film Festival". When the death comes, it is time to kiss her....
The Strange Hostel of Naked Pleasures
Character: Zé do Caixão
An eclectic group of strangers seek shelter on a dark and stormy night, soon finding an isolated guest house owned by a mysterious proprietor....
The End of Man
Character: Finis Hominis
A naked stranger emerges from the sea to perform miracles in a nearby town and become a modern messiah whose deeds will affect the whole world....
The Awakening of the Beast
Character: Himself / Zé do Caixão
A psychiatrist experiments on four volunteers with LSD to examine 60's drug culture, soon unleashing an expert in depravity....
The Curse
Character: Coffin Joe
While out for a walk in the countryside, Marina and Juvenal stop to take some pictures in front of an old woman’s house. Annoyed, the old woman turns out to be a witch and casts a curse on the young couple in the form of a wound that feeds on raw flesh....
The Secret of the Mummy
Character: Explorador
A mad scientist attempts to bring an ancient Egyptian mummy back to life....
SP Zero 15
Character:
15 directors telling 15 tales about São Paulo....
As Mulheres do Sexo Violento
Character:
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The Bloody Exorcism of Coffin Joe
Character: José Mojica Marins / Zé do Caixão
Filmmaker José Mojica Marins travels to spend Christmas with friends in a small farm, where they spend leisure time while Mojica writes the story for his next film. However, he observes eerie things in the house, with his friends being possessed one by one by some supernatural evil force....
Hellish Flesh
Character: Dr. George Medeiros
Dr. George Medeiros, a brilliant scientist, is badly disfigured when his wife takes a lover and plans to murder him. After months in the hospital, he returns with nothing in mind but revenge....
Coffin Joe: The Strange World of José Mojica Marins
Character: Himself
The first documentary on José Mojica Marins's (the legendary Zé do Caixão or Coffin Joe) life and work. The film tells Mojica's history, from his poor childhood in Vila Anastácio, São Paulo (Brazil), until his success abroad in the '90s....
48 Hours of Hallucinatory Sex
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After seeing the film "24 Horas de Sexo Explícito", Dr Margaret, sexologist hires the same crew to make a new movie, doubling the time - an orgy which would last for 48 hours, to further her research on sex. But as the film progresses it is revealed that she may have an ulterior goal in coaxing her actors into their drugged and sexually frenzied states....
A Última Praga de Mojica
Character: Self
The short film reports the process of rescuing and finishing A Praga, by José Mojica Marins, o Zé do Caixão. Produced in 1980, the film was never completed and was lost....
Demons and Wonders
Character: Self
An autobiographical docu-drama that chronicles the filmmaker's struggle with narrow minded authorities, critics, and personal tragedy....
Father Pedro and the Revolt of the Children
Character: Rodrigo Napu
The dedicated priest Pedro arrives in the city of Serinhaém, ready to reopen the church, closed by the feared local bandit, Rodrigo Napu, and tries to reestablish the Catholic faith of the population, oppressed by the domination of the evildoer....
The Abyss
Character: Professor Pearson
Man tries to decipher a manuscript about an ancient civilization and gets involved in strange situations. In fact, the plot is just an excuse to tackle the subjects of mysticism and human condition....
The Prophet of Hunger
Character: Ali Khan
The story of a fakir who works in a decadent circus. He and his colleagues do weirder numbers each day to attract audience, and warrant their survival. The numbers resemble a horror-show and they get marginalized. Through fable and allegory, reality turns stronger and stronger, and more absurd....
Soberano
Character: Self
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Adventurer's Fate
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After being shot fleeing from a gunfight, the bandit Jaime falls to a riverbank, where is rescued by two beautiful young women. He becomes involved romantically with Dorothy, daughter of a farmer, and for her sake, surrenders to the police. Upon leaving the prison, Jaime has to face Xavier, a bloodthirsty villain who plans on taking revenge on Dorothy's father....
Um Show de Verão
Character: Dono da Funerária
Andréa, a poor telemarketing salesgirl, dreams of being a singer. Her rich boyfriend Fred hires a musical producer, Marcelo, to turn her into a star. But she and Marcelo end up falling in love....
Orgy of the Devil and Other Forbidden Tapes of Ivan Cardoso
Character:
This film is Ivan Cardoso's new incursion on pop and experimental cinema, making an hommage to old screenings at Cine AC, and reuniting restaured films and new works....
Rua do Triumpho - O Filme
Character:
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When the Gods Fall Asleep
Character: Finis Hominis
Finis Hominis sets out to right wrongs, expose corruption and end the social unrest that he sees in the world....
Carniçal
Character: Pai
Felipe is a boy with a double life, whose relationship with an older woman does not have the approval of his mother, a bitter woman. With the arrival of a band of gypsies, a secret will come to light bringing an irreversible outcome....
The Strange World of Coffin Joe
Character: Professor Oãxiac Odéz / Zé do Caixão
Zé do Caixão hosts this anthology of three short horror stories which feature a strange dollmaker, a necrophiliac balloon seller with a foot fetish, and a psychotic professor involved in sadistic rituals....
At Midnight with Glauber Rocha
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A late-1960s interview with Brazilian filmmaker Glauber Rocha, mixed in avant-garde style with scenes from his films and clips from fellow filmmaker José Mojica Marins and visual artist Hélio Oiticica....
The Vampire of the Cinematheque
Character:
As filmmaker Jairo Ferreira shoots his life and friends in Super 8mm he also becomes the vampire of the Cinemateca Brasileira in São Paulo. In O VAMPIRO DA CINEMATECA Ferreira develops a poetic representation of his idea of “inventive cinema” without a plot in the classical sense. Ferreira mixes situations of everyday life in the streets of São Paulo with scenes from classics of film history, which he filmed from television or from a projection with his Super 8 camera. The author as a vampire su...
FilmeFobia
Character: Zé do Caixão
The making of an unfinished film about phobias. Says the director. Behind the screens, he discusses at length (with e.g. Coffin Joe) about the aesthetic boundaries of the project: volunteers under controlled circumstances become immersed in their phobias in order to film the fear on their faces....
Nas Asas do Caixão
Character: Self
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Júlio o Rei dos Vilões
Character:
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Coffin Joe's Heart of Darkness
Character:
One of the great iconic filmmakers of the horror genre returns with one of the final projects he will manage in his lifetime....
Undertaker
Character: Coffin Joe (voice)
The undertaker Coffin Joe kidnapped Terezinha, and he will test if she is the perfect woman. Antonio, the girl's boyfriend, intends to rescue her, but in order to do so he must enter the funeral parlor the terrible killer uses as a lair....
Giant Nails' Kidnapping
Character: Himself
On the night of the premiere of his film "Embodimento of Evil", Zé do Caixão is accidentally kidnapped by two fans and they all embark on a crazy journey through the early hours of São Paulo....
Ponto Org
Character:
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The Godless Bandit
Character: Zé das Penitências
After the proclamation of the Republic, a group of fanatics in the sertão dreamed of and fought for the restoration of the Monarchy. At that bloody time, Fabiano, a quiet boy, becomes a cangaceiro and is attacked by the police. Although wounded, he manages to take refuge on a farm where he is hidden in by Lúcia, the farmer's daughter, with whom he falls in love....
Fitas Proibidas - Antologia do Terror
Character:
Fitas Proibidas is a horror anthology that immerses the viewer in a series of macabre and supernatural stories, all revealed by Yraíra, an enigmatic entity that inhabits an old video store. Each tape unearths narratives of demons, ghosts, possessions and vampires, creating a panorama of horror and mystery. As Yraíra unravels these tapes, it not only gives goosebumps, but also offers dark moral lessons, reflecting on the fears and shadows that reside within us all....
Canibais na HorrorCon
Character: Self
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Memórias da Boca
Character:
An anthology film (eight shorts) honoring the Boca do Lixo ("Mouth of Garbage") film production in the downtown area of São Paulo, Brazil....
Wild Torture - The Grid
Character:
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A Descent Into Coffin Joe's Hell
Character: Ele mesmo
Documentary about José Mojica Marins made by film students....
Coffin Joe's Visions of Terror
Character: Coffin Joe
Coffin Joe takes you into his mad world and shows some of the strangest trailers from South America....
The Capitol of the Dead
Character:
In 1883, the Italian priest Dom Bosco had a premonition that human beings would be evaluated, and the stage would be the city of Brasília. The priest also saw three generations of sixty years and that in the first two, the actions of men were tested. At the beginning of the third generation, the city begins to be invaded by zombies and a group of friends will have to do everything possible and impossible to stay alive....
The First Time of Brazilian Cinema
Character: Himself
In 1982, almost five million people took theaters to see Erotic Things, the first Brazilian porn film. The production is today considered a major episode in the history of Brazilian cinema because it was launched during the country's military dictatorship. Thirty years later, The First Time of Brazilian Cinema found the producers and actors to tell the inside story of this fascinating journey....
The Devil in Old Town
Character:
The town of Vila Velha is put under a reign of terror by a powerful colonel nicknamed "The Devil", who influences local politicians and hires gunslingers to shoot down those who stand up to him....
Lâmia, Vampiro!
Character: Apresentador
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Hallucinations of a Deranged Mind
Character: Himself / Zé do Caixão
A psychiatric doctor driven to insanity by nightmare visions of Zé do Caixão trying to steal his wife is helped by colleagues who enlist creator José Mojica Marins to convince the patient that he does not exist....
Fatal Hours
Character: Dr. Honório
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Hour of Fear
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In São Paulo, Alberto is an insane and sadistic man that kills women, and lives with his mother that covers all his mess. When he kills his mother's employee Eliana, stabbing her in the bathtub, they bury her in the backyard of their house. Eliana's fiancé unsuccessfully seeks her out and when Alberto's mother advertises that she needs a driver, he applies for the job to sneak around the real estate trying to find Eliana....
Mr. Sganzerla: Os Signos da Luz
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A documentary on prolific underground Brazilian filmmaker Rogério Sganzerla....
Ed Mort
Character: Silva 3
A detective is hired by a mysterious woman to find her missing husband, a master of disguises, and important industry executive....
Queen of Clubs
Character:
An unhappy woman, married and mother of two children, has problems with her alcoholic husband, sexually rejecting him, and only reaching pleasure in hallucinating erotic dreams....
A Lasanha Assassina
Character: Narrator
A forgotten lasagna mutates into a monster....
Fogo-Fátuo
Character:
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Babu - Damned Revenge
Character: (as Coffin Joe)
Ultra low budget, shot-on-video Brazilian horror involves a devil worship cult sacrificing women to Satan....
The Marble Goddess
Character:
A 2000-year-old woman has a pact with the devil to preserve her youth. She must extract the essence of life from the people she has sex with....
Por Exemplo Butantã
Character:
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Minami em Close-up - A Boca em Revista
Character:
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Candeias: Da Boca pra Fora
Character:
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Horror no Cinema Nacional
Character:
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5 Mentiras
Character: Zé do Caixão
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O Fim da Picada
Character:
After taking part in a satanic orgy at a beach in 1850, Macário meets Exú-Lebara, a female pagan entity. She decides to go along in his trip but tricks him into going to 2008 São Paulo....
Homem sem terra - A volta de João Amorim
Character:
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O Filho do Sexo Explícito
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While shooting a porn movie, the lead actor finishes inside the actress and she becomes pregnant. She sues the director and the producer, and raises her son alone. When he becomes an adult, he becomes a porn star and he also accidentally gets an actress pregnant....
A Praga do Cinema Brasileiro
Character:
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Foi Bom pra Você, Benzinho?
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Entrando Numa Roubada
Character: Gerente do Banco
A film director, Walter, meets his old team to make a "road movie". With no money, they will have come up with scams in order to make the production possible while at the same time plotting revenge....
Sex and Blood on Treasure Trail
Character: Ermitão
An american explorer organizes an expedition to the Amazon Rainforest in search of a lost treasure....
Light in Darkness: The Return of Red Light Bandit
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Jorge, bastard child of the infamous Red Light Bandit, decides himself to pursuit a life of crime after meeting with his father, who has been incarcerated for the last 30 years....
Sangue Marginal
Character:
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My Destiny is in Your Hands
Character: Father
Tired of the constant abuse he suffers in his household, a boy runs away from home and goes on a series of sad and dramatic adventures, in which he finds the opportunity to show the power of his own voice....
Extra Bloody
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A boy goes to his girlfriend's home and is handcuffed on bed before discovering some strange food habits from her family....
Bloody Kingdom
Character: Sultão
Two friends travel into the Amazon Rainforest, where they find a hidden kingdom ruled by a bloodthirsty sultan. One of José Mojica Marins' first efforts into filmmaking, shot in 16mm when he was only 12 years-old....
A Marca do Terrir
Character: Self
Compilation of early Ivan Cardoso's films in Super 8, including "Nosferato no Brasil (Nosferato in Brazil)"...
Corman's Eyedrops Got Me Too Crazy
Character: Self (archive footage)
A totally Cardoso-appropriated footage delirium, done as a tribute to US independent cinema's original rebel. In the end, Corman himself blesses Cardoso by saying: "You blended horror, sex and humour very well. And particularly the editing is very good because the film never lagged or slowed down". Which film? This one!...
Dark Fables
Character:
A group of kids embarks in a macabre adventure, full of characters from the Brazilian popular imaginary - the werewolf, a witch, a ghost, monsters and The Saci....
Person
Character: Self
Person is a documentary about the life and work of filmmaker Luiz Sérgio Person. The documentary brings the reconstruction of the history of the São Paulo filmmaker through the personal journey of his daughter, Marina. Through interviews with friends, family, and people who worked with Person, she seeks to discover more than dates and biographical data....
Mojica na Neve: Esta Noite Encarnarei em Sundance
Character: Himself
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A Hora do Terrir
Character:
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Pináculo da Miséria
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Rock Rocket: Doidão
Character:
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Extraterrestrial Cat in Boots
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A Cat from outer-space comes to earth and befriends a Miller's Son and together they set out to defeat an evil wizard....
Gurcius Gewdner Show
Character: Master of the World
"Gurcius Gewdner Show" is the pilot of a nonsense humor program. Presented by the irreverent character that gives the program its title, it follows the comic line of the revolutionary Monty Python´s Flying Circus and South Park, and is full of references to the world of pop culture and information and jokes that deal with such diverse subjects - and with the same greatness of relevance - as the trajectory of Rafael Ilha and the works of famous poets....
The Devil Baby Was Born in São Paulo
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An investigation into three São Paulo urban legends: The Devil Baby, the Blonde of the Bathroom and the Clown Gang. Originated in rumours, they were reported by the extinct tabloid Notícias Populares (NP) at different times. From this search, a universe is revealed where fantasy and reality are confused....
Let Your Fans Be Your Distributor!
Character: Self
Lloyd Kaufman Goes to São Paulo, Brazil to teach his famous "Make Your Own Damn Movie" Master Class, and while there he meets with the heart of the Brazilian film industry!...
Brazilian Cinema in the 20th Century
Character: Self
Two years of research and visits to collections, cinematheques and museums; almost seventy interviews that generated 30 hours of recorded material; more than two hundred scanned photos and more than one hundred films watched. In total, more than a thousand hours of work were needed to prepare Brazilian Cinema in the 20th Century. The work is a fascinating journey through all the cinematic cycles that Brazil lived, from the pioneering Belle Époque, through the great studios like Atlântica and Cin...
Fantasporto – Carnaval no Porto
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A look into the Porto Fantastic Film Festival at Portugal....
O Saci
Character: Pastor
A girl crosses the forest to get milk and on the way she knows about Saci, who punishes those who do not respect the people of the forest....
Audácia!
Character: Self
Segment "Prólogo": interviews and scenes with some of the most important filmmakers of the "Boca do Lixo" of São Paulo. Segment "A Badaladíssima dos Trópicos x Os Picaretas do Sexo": shenanigans of a troubled fictional film production. Segment "Amor 69": Actress Maria Vargas is expected to appear nude in a scene, but ultimately refuses to do so....
Fifth Dimension of Sex
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Two Chemistry students, unlucky with women, develop a formula that turns them into crazed rapists. But they eventually discover that they are in love with each other!...
Liz Vamp
Character: Selfie
Documentary short film about the filmmaker, actress, writer, TV presenter "Liz Marins". Daughter of the master of national horror - the eternal Zé do Caixão, she tells how she created the character LIZ VAMP and VAMPIRE DAY....
Necrophagia - Nightmare Scenarios
Character: Coffin Joe
A collection of Necrophagia's gory music videos featuring cameos by horror legends like Coffin Joe and Paul Naschy....
Ivan, the TerrirBle
Character: Self (archive footage)
Ivan Cardoso is the inventor of the terrir, a subgenre that mixes comedy, Brazilian chanchadas and classic American horror. This film promotes a rescue of his work by mixing archival material, animations and fictional reconstructions....