José Mojica Marins
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José Mojica Marins (13 March 1936 – 19 February 2020) was a Brazilian filmmaker, actor, composer, screenwriter, and television
Born in
Early life
Marins was born on Friday, 13 March 1936 in São Paulo, Brazil at a farm in the Vila Mariana, to Antonio André Marins and Carmen Mogica Imperial, both descended from Spanish immigrants.[3][5] 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 it.[6][7] During his childhood, Marins made short films with a camera that his parents had given to him as a present.[3] These shorts starred himself and his neighbours, and were exhibited at churches and amusement parks.[3]
In 1953, at the age of 18, Marins founded Cia. Cinematográfica Atlas (the Atlas Film Company).[3] He acquired an abandoned synagogue which he transformed into a film studio and academy, where he gave acting lessons and trained technicians in order to finance his films.[3][5]
Career
Coffin Joe
Marins is best known for creating and portraying
Other film work
Although most known for films in the horror genre, Marins also created
Marins became interested in cinema at a young age. He recounted that he made his first film, O Juízo Final (Judgement Day), shot in 8 mm, in 1948 at the age of 12. He followed with Encruzilhada da Perdição (Crossroads to Perdition, 1952).[15][16] Mojica was one of several directors of the 2013 anthology horror film The Profane Exhibit, directing the segment "Viral".[17] In 2014 he again collaborated with other directors on the anthology film The Black Fables.[18]
Television work
Marins hosted a monthly interview program The Strange World of Coffin Joe[5] on the Brazilian television station Canal Brasil, in which he discussed Brazilian media and culture with other contemporary figures, such as actors and musicians. His guests included Zé Ramalho, Rogério Skylab, and Supla.[19][20]
From 1967 to 1988, Marins hosted the program Além, Muito Além do Além (Beyond, Far Beyond the Beyond)
Marins directed and hosted The Show from the Other World (Um Show do Outro Mundo) on Rede Record de Televisão, again appearing as Coffin Joe. The half-hour program featured short horror films, with many of the stories sent in by the viewers themselves and adapted by members of Marins' production team. As with his earlier show, the original tapes were reused and there is no known record of this material.[22]
In 1996 Marins hosted the daily television program Cine Trash on
Documentaries
Marins appears in
A 2001 documentary film, Damned – The Strange World of José Mojica Marins (Maldito - O Estranho Mundo de José Mojica Marins), directed by biographers André Barcinski and Ivan Finotti, examines Marins's life and works. It won the Special Jury Prize at the 2001 Sundance Film Festival.[27][28]
Death
Marins died of complications caused by bronchopneumonia on 19 February 2020, aged 83, in São Paulo.[1][29][30] Prior to his death, Marins had been hospitalized for about 20 days.[29][30]
Selected filmography
- Adventurer's Fate (1958)[5]
- My Destiny In Your Hands (1963)[5]
- At Midnight I'll Take Your Soul (1964)[1][5][31]
- This Night I'll Possess Your Corpse (1967)[1][5][32]
- The Strange World of Coffin Joe (1968)[27]
- Awakening of the Beast (1970)[1][5][32]
- The End of Man (1970)[33]
- The Bloody Exorcism of Coffin Joe (1974)[1][34]
- The Strange Hostel of Naked Pleasures (1976)[14]
- Hellish Flesh (1977)[1]
- Hallucinations of a Deranged Mind (1978)[5]
- Perversion (1979)[35]
- Embodiment of Evil (2008)[5]
- The Profane Exhibit (segment: "Viral", 2013)[1][17]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Squires, John (19 February 2020). "[R.I.P.] Brazilian Master of Horror José Mojica Marins Has Passed Away". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
- ^ a b c Whittaker, Richard (28 October 2017). "My Friend Coffin Joe". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f Bergfelder, Shaw & Vieira 2016, p. 178.
- ^ Bergfelder, Shaw & Vieira 2016, p. 191.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Rohter, Larry (19 October 2011). "A Cult Figure Conjures the Macabre". The New York Times. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
- ^ Dennison & Shaw 2004, pp. 140–141.
- ^ Rist, Peter; Donato Totaro (30 June 2005). "Jose Mojica Marins: Up-Close and Personal (interview)". Offscreen.com. Retrieved 7 January 2009.
- ^ Trussell, Jacob (29 October 2019). "The Horror Legacy of Rudy Ray Moore". Film School Rejects. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
- ^ Pinazza & Bayman 2014, p. 86.
- ^ Bergfelder, Shaw & Vieira 2016, p. 180.
- ^ Hubert, Andrea (3 July 2009). "Film preview: The Twisted Genius Of Coffin Joe, London". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
- ^ Rouner, Jef (3 September 2013). "From Beyond Takes on Coffin Joe In New Video (NSFW)". Houston Press. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
- ISBN 978-0791473771.
- ^ a b Pinazza & Bayman 2014, p. 23.
- ^ Dennison & Shaw 2004, pp. 140–144.
- ^ "Filmografia/Cinema Brasileiro" (in Portuguese). Portal de Cinema de Brasileiro. 2006. Archived from the original on 3 March 2011. Retrieved 16 October 2009.
- ^ a b Zimmerman, Samuel (25 April 2012). "Coffin Joe and "Timecrimes" director now part of "The Profane Exhibit"". Fangoria. Archived from the original on 4 May 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
- ^ Barton, Steve (6 January 2015). "Coffin Joe on Hand to Tell One of The Black Fables (As Fabulas Negras)". Dread Central. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
- ^ "Official site for Canal Brasil television" (in Portuguese). Canal Brasil. 2008. Archived from the original on 23 October 2008. Retrieved 30 September 2008.
- ^ "Official site/O Estranho Mundo do Zé do Caixão". Universo Online (in Portuguese). 2006. Retrieved 14 October 2009.
- ^ "Official site". Universo Online (in Portuguese). 2006. Retrieved 14 October 2009.
- ^ "Official site/Um Show do Outro Mundo". Universo Online (in Portuguese). 2006. Retrieved 14 October 2009.
- ^ "At Midnight" (in Portuguese). Journal da Tarde. 2008. Retrieved 30 September 2009.
- ^ "Official site/Cine Trash". Universo Online (in Portuguese). 2006. Retrieved 14 October 2009.
- ^ "Official site/O Universo de Jose Mojica Marins". Universo Online (in Portuguese). 2006. Retrieved 15 October 2009.
- ^ "Demônios e Maravilhas". Universo Online. Retrieved 29 September 2009.
- ^ a b Ruétalo & Tierney 2009, p. 115.
- ^ Turan, Kenneth (29 January 2001). "Going to Extremes". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
- ^ a b Finotti, Ivan (19 February 2020). "Morre o cineasta José Mojica Marins, o Zé do Caixão". Folha de S.Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 19 February 2020.
- ^ a b "Brazilian horror filmmaker and actor Marins dies at age 83". Associated Press. 19 February 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
- ^ Ruétalo & Tierney 2009, pp. 45, 94.
- ^ a b Ruétalo & Tierney 2009, p. 45.
- ISBN 978-0810834620.
- ISBN 978-1498519083.
- ISBN 978-0786449613.
Bibliography
- Bergfelder, Tim; Shaw, Lisa; Vieira, João Luiz, eds. (2016). Stars and Stardom in Brazilian Cinema. ISBN 978-1785332982.
- Dennison, Stephanie; Shaw, Lisa (2004). "Mojica Marins: Coffin Joe and Brazilian Horror". Popular Cinema in Brazil, 1930-2001. ISBN 978-0719064999.
- Pinazza, Natália; Bayman, Louis, eds. (2014). Directory of World Cinema: Brazil. Intellect Ltd. ISBN 978-1783200092.
- Ruétalo, Victoria; Tierney, Dolores, eds. (2009). "José Mojica Marins and the Cultural Politics of Marginality in 'Third World' Film Criticism". Latsploitation, Exploitation Cinemas, and Latin America. Routledge Advances in Film Studies. ISBN 978-0415993869.
External links
- José Mojica Marins at IMDb
- "Brazilian Horror: Zé do Caixão in the multimedia work of José Mojica Marins" (in English)
- José Mojica Marins: 50 Year Retrospective on Portal Heco de Cinema (in Portuguese)