Marins started his bizarre film career in 1950 by making a short entitled Reino Sangreto and in 1964 he took the film world of Brazil by storm with his one of a kind film entitled "At Midnight I'll Take Your Soul".
That was the first in a long series of films he produced, directed and starred in. In the films he played "Coffin Joe" a bizarre character who was always looking for the perfect woman. His woman had to be able to stand intense pain and suffering in order to be his bride.
I enjoyed every film Marins made and I have never seen anything else like them. He was virtually unknown in America until the 80's and 90's when most of us were finally able to see and appreciate his work.
Marins was surprised himself by all the fame he gathered in the US after his films were discovered. He was indeed a one of a kind film maker and we will NEVER see another quite like him. Marins died on Feb. 18th, 2020 at the age of 83.
RIP Coffin Joe.
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