José Mojica Marins
Birth date
March 13, 1936
Death date
February 19, 2020
Place of birth
São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Profession
Directing
Age
83 years
Biography
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.
Also known as
J. Avelar
