Zé Carlos Machado

Acting

Zé Carlos Machado

Born 1950-04-16 · Alfredo Marcondes, São Paulo, Brazil

José Carlos Machado (Alfredo Marcondes, April 16, 1950), better known as Zécarlos Machado, is a Brazilian actor. With a long career in theater that began in 1975, he began to dedicate himself to television and cinema more effectively only in the 2000s. He became known as the therapist Théo Cecatto, protagonist of the television series Sessão de Terapia.

Acting credits

The Ten Commandments: The Movie poster
7.2

Follows Moses leading and conducting the Hebrew people from the slavery of Egypt to the freedom towards the Promised Land according to the Ancient Testament Bible book of the Exodus. The story told like never before is faithful to the Scriptures.

The Ten Commandments: The Movie

2016

As Verdades poster
6.6

A police officer tries to find out who is to blame for a crime committed against a candidate for mayor of a small town. He hears versions of a hired killer, the victim's fiancée, and the candidate himself.

As Verdades

2022

Loop poster
7.8

After his girlfriend's murder, Daniel, a physics student becomes obsessed with the idea of going back in time to stop the tragedy. He lets himself be consumed by his own obsession until after years of isolation, he finds the solution. Daniel then gives up his future and returns to the past. However, he is not the same man.

Loop

2019

The Condor Conspiracy poster
10.0

After the death of former Brazilian president Juscelino Kubitschek in a car accident in August 1976, a journalist decides to investigate the case. The death of another former president, João Goulart, in December of the same year, heightens her suspicions of a conspiracy.

The Condor Conspiracy

2026

The Wind poster
NR

A small isolated town in Brazil is becoming windless.

The Wind

2009

Cinco Tipos de Medo poster
8.0

Murilo, a grieving musician, falls for Marlene, a nurse trapped in an abusive relationship with criminal Sapinho. Their fates intertwine with Luciana, a vengeful cop, and Ivan, a lawyer with hidden motives, as five lives collide on an irreversible path.

Cinco Tipos de Medo

2026

Elis poster
7.2

The film tells the story of the energetic and pulsating singer Elis Regina since her arrival in Rio de Janeiro at age 19 until her tragic and early death. Despite all the difficulties, success comes fulminant and the life of Elis Regina gained national and international recognition, becoming undoubtedly considered today the greatest Brazilian singer of all time.

Elis

2016

Liz's Wait poster
4.7

Liz is surrounded by doubts and uncertainties. Introspective, she searches for the reason why her partner Miguel has gone. While looking for deep inside answers, she feels the need for emotional support from her younger sister Lara. Little by little, the connection between the two sisters becomes more intense. They both rethink their inner values and strengthen their love and admiration. But Lara keeps a secret that justifies Miguel's disappearence, while Liz observes the power of her empowerment sprout.

Liz's Wait

2022

A Cabana poster
NR

A woman and a man live their life together in a vague manner, absent and mechanical in the cloud that surrounds them. A couple who cannot see each other. Till when?

A Cabana

2024

Waves poster
5.5

After the death of his wife, Paul finds himself trapped in a world where the only connection established is by waves electromagnetic, murdering interpersonal relationships. Paul wants to break free from loneliness, until he finally meets Sofia.

Waves

2020

Recortes poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Recortes

2005

Olga poster
7.1

Based upon the true story of Olga Benário, the German-born wife of Brazilian communist leader Luís Carlos Prestes. During the dictatorship of Getúlio Vargas (1930-1945) she was arrested and sent to Nazi Germany, where she was put to death in a concentration camp. After World War II began, Vargas decided to uphold the Allies.

Olga

2004

Encontro com Darcy (VR) poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Encontro com Darcy (VR)

2026

Reflections of a Blender poster
7.8

After receiving a new blade, a blender suddenly gains consciousness. As it grapples with existential questions, it becomes the sole companion to the grieving wife of a missing man.

Reflections of a Blender

2010

Mentiras Sinceras poster
4.2

Focusing on the real-imaginary doubt, the film delves into the role of the stage actor alongside the set-up of Sam Shepard's 'Mente Mentira'.

Mentiras Sinceras

2011

Sunday Night poster
NR

The life of Margot, one of Brazil's greatest actresses, married to Antônio, an award-winning writer and with advanced Alzheimer's, changes completely when she discovers that she also has Alzheimer's. She will need to race against time if she wants to finish one last job, reconnect with her children and maintain the independence to die in peace.

Sunday Night

2024

Nise: The Heart of Madness poster
8.1

After being released from prison, Dr. Nise da Silveira is back at work in a psychiatric hospital on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro where she refuses to employ the new and violent electroshock in the treatment of schizophrenics. Ridiculed by doctors, she is forced to take on the abandoned Sector for Occupational Therapy, where she would start a revolution through paintings, animals and love.

Nise: The Heart of Madness

2016

The Best Things in the World poster
6.3

Everyday family life as perfectly normal madness. “As Melhores Coisas do Mundo“ follows a few days in the life of the 15-year-old Mano, who is fighting on two fronts: his parents have just got divorced and he is going through puberty. Mano tries to make his way through life, with its first sexual experiences, his depressed brother and his self-centered parents. It’s a humorous homage to the pitfalls of daily life and the diversity of life.

The Best Things in the World

2010

The Next Victim poster
4.6

A TV reporter tries to find out who is killing prostitutes in a São Paulo neighbourhood.

The Next Victim

1983

Homens com Cheiro de Flor poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Homens com Cheiro de Flor

2011

Alice's House poster
5.5

Alice, married for the last 20 years to a taxi driver, works in a beauty parlour, has three children, the eldest of whom is doing his military service, and a mother who works as a maid in her house. None of the three siblings pay much attention to their mother, and they treat their grandmother with lack of respect. Alice's life in the female working world contrasts strongly with the powerful masculine presence in her home. Although she's a good girl, the chance to betray uncovers other betrayals she didn't know existed.

Alice's House

2007

Behind the Shadows poster
5.6

Jorge is a private investigator that has a questionable character. He seeks information about the death of a young boy in a small city in the countryside of Brazil, that is full of unfriendly strangers. Nightmares with a woman that he has never seen before, Mariá, torments him. Their meeting, in a haunted woods, will reveal that it is not by chance that Jorge is part of this mysterious investigation.

Behind the Shadows

2020

Xingu poster
7.4

Three brothers embark on a journey that begins with a kinship with Brazil's indigenous tribes, to their creation of South America's largest national park.

Xingu

2012

Delicate Crime poster
5.4

Antônio Martins, respected theatrical critic, is a very rational man. But a chance meeting with young Inês, a nude painting model, is going to rock him. Inês keeps a relationship with painter José Torres Campana, an older man with a deep influence over her. Antônio gets jealous, and the three become characters of a drama saturated with desire and danger.

Delicate Crime

2005