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José Mojica Marins (13 March 1936 – 19 February 2020) was a Brazilian filmmaker, actor, composer, screenwriter, and television horror host. Marins is also known for creating and playing the character Coffin Joe (loosely translated from Zé do Caixão) in a series of horror films; the character has since gone on to become his alter ego as well as a pop culture icon, a horror icon, and a cult figure. The popularity of Coffin Joe in Brazil has led to the character being referred to as "Brazil's National Boogeyman" and "Brazil's Freddy Krueger".

Selected filmography

• Adventurer's Fate (1958)<ref name=rohter />
• My Destiny In Your Hands (1963)<ref name=rohter />
• At Midnight I'll Take Your Soul (1964)<ref name=bdrip /><ref name=rohter />Template:Sfn
• This Night I'll Possess Your Corpse (1967)<ref name=bdrip /><ref name=rohter />Template:Sfn
• The Strange World of Coffin Joe (1968)Template:Sfn
• Awakening of the Beast (1970)<ref name=bdrip /><ref name=rohter />Template:Sfn
• The End of Man (1970)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• The Bloody Exorcism of Coffin Joe (1974)<ref name=bdrip /><ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• The Strange Hostel of Naked Pleasures (1976)Template:Sfn
• Hellish Flesh (1977)<ref name=bdrip />
• Hallucinations of a Deranged Mind (1978)<ref name=rohter />
• Perversion (1979)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Embodiment of Evil (2008)<ref name=rohter />
• The Profane Exhibit (segment: "Viral", 2013)<ref name=bdrip /><ref name=zimmerman />