Actor
Joel Barcellos
November 27, 1936 · Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil
Joel Dias Barcellos, better known as Joel Barcelos (Vitória, November 27, 1936 – Rio das Ostras, November 10, 2018), was a Brazilian actor, having also worked as a screenwriter and director. In some films, he was credited as Joel Martins.
He was a very active actor in New Cinema, especially in the 1960s. He received the Candango Award for Best Actor at the Brasília Festival for his performance in Jardim de Guerra, in 1968. He was also elected 'Best Supporting Actor' by the same award when acting in Kiss 2348/72. Despite preferring cinema, he also played roles on television, mainly in miniseries.
Notable work
Often works with
Hugo Carvana
8 titles together
Entranced Earth, The Deceased, The Guns
Paulo César Peréio
5 titles together
Entranced Earth, The Guns, Rio Babilonia
Antônio Pitanga
5 titles together
The Guns, Rio Babilonia, Garden of War
Wilson Grey
5 titles together
Rio Babilonia, The Secret of the Mummy, Anchieta, José do Brasil
Maria Gladys
4 titles together
The Guns, Rio Babilonia, Anchieta, José do Brasil
Guará Rodrigues
4 titles together
Rio Babilonia, Garden of War, Anchieta, José do Brasil
Full filmography · 54
Cinema, Poema e Gangrena
as Joel Barcellos
2026
Plano B
cast
2014
The Lady from Estácio
as Joel
2012
The Naked Man
cast
1997
Sant'Anna dos Pescadores
cast
1993
Brasília - A Última Utopia
cast
1993
Kiss 2348/72
as arquivista
1990Jardim de Alah
as Danilo
1989
Sonhei com Você
as Pistoleiro
1988Soul's Boundary
cast
1988Presença de Marisa
as Bruno
1988
Images of the Unconscious
as Carlos Pertuis
1987