Zózimo Bulbul
Known for Acting · 52 credits
- Born
- 1937-09-21
- Died
- 2013-01-24
- Place of birth
- Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Biography
A Brazilian filmmaker, actor, producer and screenwriter, Jorge da Silva, better known by his stage name Zózimo Bulbul, is regarded as a household name of black Brazilian cinema. He was also the founder of Rio de Janeiro's Black Cinema Center ("Centro Afro Carioca de Cinema").
As an actor, he worked in over 30 features, and was directed by filmmakers such as Glauber Rocha (in "Terra em Transe"), Carlos Diegues ("Quilombo") and Antunes Filho ("Compasso de Espera"), becoming the first black man to play a main character in a Brazilian TV soap opera, in 1969's "Vidas em Conflito".
His debut as a filmmaker was 1974's black and white short "Alma no Olho". With his work focusing in raising awareness to Brazilian black culture, Bulbul remained an active filmmaker until his death in 2013. His most well known film, as a director, is 1988's "Abolição", a lengthy documentary that gives critical thoughts on Brazil's 1888's ending of slavery and in what changed for the country's Black people over the course of a century.
Known For
TV Shows (2)
Movies (50)
Grande Sertão
1965
Giselle
1980
as Jorge
Veja & Ouça - Maria Baderna no Brasil
2004
Daughters of the Wind
2005
as Marquinhos
The War of Pelados
1970
as Vitorino
Abdias Nascimento
2011
The Girl and the Rapist
1982
as Pedro
Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo
1967
as Self
Entranced Earth
1967
as Repórter
Pureza Proibida
1975
as Chico
Black Goddess
1978
Samba no Trem
2005
as Self / Interviewer
República Tiradentes
2005
as Self / Interviewer
Paper and Sea
2012
as João Cândido
Sagarana: O Duelo
1974
as Demônio
The Girl from Ipanema
1967
as Jovem na Praia
Natal da Portela
1988
Compasso de Espera
1969
as Jorge de Oliveira
República da Traição
1970
Soul in the Eye
1973
O Olho amarelo do tigre
1988
Renascimento Africano
2012
as Self
The Forest
2002
as Procópio
The Suns of Easter Island
1972
as Helvio
Our Lady of Compassion
1969
as Jesus
5x Favela, Now by Ourselves
2010
Quilombo
1984
as Stone Man
El Justicero
1967
The Naked Man
1968
as Homem da mudança
Exu Rei - Abdias do Nascimento
2017
as Himself
Ganga Zumba
1963
Hung Up
1973
Five Times Favela
1962
as (segment "Pedreira de São Diego")
The Palace of Angels
1970
as Embaixador
Satan's Feats in the Village of Take-and-Bring
1967
The Godless Bandit
1970
as Ariranha
Oswaldo Cruz, o Médico do Brasil
2003
Artesanato do Samba
1974
as Narrador
Parceiros da Aventura
1979
as Motorista da greve
Referências
2006
as Self
Ana, a Libertina
1975
Garden of War
1969
In Evil Hour
2006
as Carmichael
Queima de Arquivo
1967
Memória Viva
1987
True Brazil
1968
Brutos Inocentes
1974
as João Capataz
O Engano
1967
as Amante
Banda de Ipanema — Folia de Albino
2002
as Self
O Homem que Sabia Javanês
2004
as Africano
About Zózimo Bulbul
A Brazilian filmmaker, actor, producer and screenwriter, Jorge da Silva, better known by his stage name Zózimo Bulbul, is regarded as a household name of black Brazilian cinema. He was also the founder of Rio de Janeiro's Black Cinema Center ("Centro Afro Carioca de Cinema"). As an actor, he worked in over 30 features, and was directed by filmmakers such as Glauber Rocha (in "Terra em Transe"), Carlos Diegues ("Quilombo") and Antunes Filho ("Compasso de Espera"), becoming the first black man to play a main character in a Brazilian TV soap oper… With 52 credits spanning from 1962 to 2017, Zózimo Bulbul has appeared in 50 films and 2 TV shows.
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- Grande Sertão (1965)
- Giselle (1980) — as Jorge
- Veja & Ouça - Maria Baderna no Brasil (2004)
- Daughters of the Wind (2005) — as Marquinhos
- The War of Pelados (1970) — as Vitorino
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