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Zé Branco(1951-2025)

  • Production Designer
  • Art Director
  • Costume Designer
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Zé Branco was born on 26 October 1951 in Lisbon, Portugal. He was a production designer and art director, known for Until the End of the World (1991), At an Uncertain Time (2015) and Operation Autumn (2012). He died on 18 January 2025 in Portugal.
BornOctober 26, 1951
DiedJanuary 18, 2025(73)
BornOctober 26, 1951
DiedJanuary 18, 2025(73)
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  • Awards
    • 2 nominations total

Known for

William Hurt and Solveig Dommartin in Until the End of the World (1991)
Until the End of the World
6.8
  • Set Decorator
  • 1991
Joana Ribeiro in At an Uncertain Time (2015)
At an Uncertain Time
5.8
  • Production Designer
  • 2015
Operation Autumn (2012)
Operation Autumn
6.2
  • Art Director
  • 2012
Anne Alvaro, Melvil Poupaud, and Hugues Quester in City of Pirates (1983)
City of Pirates
7.2
  • Production Designer(as Maria-José Branco)
  • 1983

Credits

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Production Designer

  • Carloto Cotta in Como Fernando Pessoa Salvou Portugal (2018)
    Como Fernando Pessoa Salvou Portugal
    6.9
    Short
    • Production Designer
    • 2018
  • Joana Ribeiro in At an Uncertain Time (2015)
    At an Uncertain Time
    5.8
    • Production Designer
    • 2015
  • Cisne (2011)
    Cisne
    5.2
    • Production Designer
    • 2011
  • The Three-Way Wedding (2010)
    The Three-Way Wedding
    5.2
    • Production Designer
    • 2010
  • Leonor Baldaque and Carloto Cotta in The Portuguese Nun (2009)
    The Portuguese Nun
    6.6
    • Production Designer
    • 2009
  • Veneno Cura (2008)
    Veneno Cura
    5.7
    • Production Designer
    • 2008
  • Béatrice Dalle and Valentin Ducommun in New Wave (2008)
    New Wave
    6.0
    TV Movie
    • Production Designer
    • 2008
  • The Lovebirds (2007)
    The Lovebirds
    5.7
    • Production Designer
    • 2007
  • Catherine Deneuve in Après lui (2007)
    Après lui
    5.8
    • Production Designer
    • 2007
  • David Thewlis in The Inner Life of Martin Frost (2007)
    The Inner Life of Martin Frost
    5.1
    • Production Designer
    • 2007
  • Sarah Pratt in L'étrangère (2006)
    L'étrangère
    6.8
    • Production Designer
    • 2006
  • 98 Octanas (2006)
    98 Octanas
    4.4
    • Production Designer
    • 2006
  • Trance (2006)
    Trance
    6.0
    • Production Designer
    • 2006
  • Catherine Deneuve and Gérard Depardieu in Changing Times (2004)
    Changing Times
    6.1
    • Production Designer
    • 2004
  • The Fifth Empire (2004)
    The Fifth Empire
    6.3
    • Production Designer
    • 2004

Art Director

  • A Criança (2025)
    A Criança
    TV Mini Series
    • Art Director
    • 2025
  • Romagem (2024)
    Romagem
    • Art Director (as Maria José Branco)
    • 2024
  • L'enfant (2022)
    L'enfant
    6.2
    • Art Director
    • 2022
  • Mar (2018)
    Mar
    5.4
    • Art Director
    • 2018
  • The Hunchback (2016)
    The Hunchback
    6.2
    Short
    • Art Director (as Maria José Branco)
    • 2016
  • Operation Autumn (2012)
    Operation Autumn
    6.2
    • Art Director
    • 2012
  • Photo (2012)
    Photo
    5.3
    • Art Director
    • 2012
  • Em Câmara Lenta (2012)
    Em Câmara Lenta
    5.2
    • Art Director
    • 2012
  • Cinerama (2010)
    Cinerama
    4.3
    • Art Director
    • 2010
  • Twist of Fate (2009)
    Twist of Fate
    6.1
    • Art Director
    • 2009
  • La vie privée (2006)
    La vie privée
    4.1
    • Art Director
    • 2006
  • Salim Kechiouche, Nicolas Cazalé, and Thomas Dumerchez in Three Dancing Slaves (2004)
    Three Dancing Slaves
    6.3
    • Art Director
    • 2004
  • Lá Fora (2004)
    Lá Fora
    4.5
    • Art Director
    • 2004
  • O Delfim (2002)
    O Delfim
    6.5
    • Art Director
    • 2002
  • Lisbon Story (1994)
    Lisbon Story
    7.1
    • Art Director
    • 1994

Costume Designer

  • The Lovebirds (2007)
    The Lovebirds
    5.7
    • Costume Designer
    • 2007
  • Sarah Pratt in L'étrangère (2006)
    L'étrangère
    6.8
    • Costume Designer
    • 2006
  • 98 Octanas (2006)
    98 Octanas
    4.4
    • Costume Designer
    • 2006
  • Noite Escura (2004)
    Noite Escura
    6.7
    • Costume Designer
    • 2004
  • Lá Fora (2004)
    Lá Fora
    4.5
    • Costume Designer
    • 2004
  • Stéphane Rideau in Loin (2001)
    Loin
    6.7
    • Costume Designer (as Maria José Branco)
    • 2001
  • Três Menos Eu (1988)
    Três Menos Eu
    6.3
    • Costume Designer
    • 1988
  • Manuel on the Island of Wonders (1984)
    Manuel on the Island of Wonders
    7.8
    TV Mini Series
    • Costume Designer (as Maria José Branco)
    • 1984
  • Vanishing Point (1984)
    Vanishing Point
    5.8
    • Costume Designer (as Maria José Branco)
    • 1984
  • Anne Alvaro, Melvil Poupaud, and Hugues Quester in City of Pirates (1983)
    City of Pirates
    7.2
    • Costume Designer (as Maria José Branco)
    • 1983
  • Aspern (1982)
    Aspern
    6.1
    • Costume Designer
    • 1982

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Maria Condeixa Branco
  • Born
    • October 26, 1951
    • Lisbon, Portugal
  • Died
    • January 18, 2025
    • Portugal(undisclosed)

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