José Castellar was born in 1924 in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil. He was a writer and director, known for
Teledrama (1955),
O Ébrio (1965) and
Na Noite do Passado (1957). He was married to
Heloísa Castellar. He died on February 12, 1994 in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.