Zózimo Bulbul

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)

Giselle
Movie

Giselle

1980

as Jorge

El Justicero
Movie

El Justicero

1967

Quilombo
Movie

Quilombo

1984

as Stone Man

Entranced Earth
Movie

Entranced Earth

1967

as Repórter

The Girl from Ipanema
Movie

The Girl from Ipanema

1967

as Jovem na Praia

The Suns of Easter Island
Movie

The Suns of Easter Island

1972

as Helvio

Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo
Movie

Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo

1967

as Self

Our Lady of Compassion
Movie

Our Lady of Compassion

1969

as Jesus

The Girl and the Rapist
Movie

The Girl and the Rapist

1982

as Pedro

Ganga Zumba
Movie

Ganga Zumba

1963

Compasso de Espera
Movie

Compasso de Espera

1969

as Jorge de Oliveira

Daughters of the Wind
Movie

Daughters of the Wind

2005

as Marquinhos

Sagarana: O Duelo
Movie

Sagarana: O Duelo

1974

as Demônio

5x Favela, Now by Ourselves
Movie

5x Favela, Now by Ourselves

2010

Soul in the Eye
Movie

Soul in the Eye

1973

The Naked Man
Movie

The Naked Man

1968

as Homem da mudança

Parceiros da Aventura
Movie

Parceiros da Aventura

1979

as Motorista da greve

Black Goddess
Movie

Black Goddess

1978

The Palace of Angels
Movie

The Palace of Angels

1970

as Embaixador

Artesanato do Samba
Movie

Artesanato do Samba

1974

as Narrador

Hung Up
Movie

Hung Up

1973

The War of Pelados
Movie

The War of Pelados

1970

as Vitorino

Five Times Favela
Movie

Five Times Favela

1962

as (segment "Pedreira de São Diego")

Satan's Feats in the Village of Take-and-Bring
Movie

Satan's Feats in the Village of Take-and-Bring

1967

True Brazil
Movie

True Brazil

1968

República da Traição
Movie

República da Traição

1970

Ana, a Libertina
Movie

Ana, a Libertina

1975

O Homem que Sabia Javanês
Movie

O Homem que Sabia Javanês

2004

as Africano

The Godless Bandit
Movie

The Godless Bandit

1970

as Ariranha

The Forest
Movie

The Forest

2002

as Procópio

Grande Sertão
Movie

Grande Sertão

1965

Garden of War
Movie

Garden of War

1969

Pureza Proibida
Movie

Pureza Proibida

1975

as Chico

Natal da Portela
Movie

Natal da Portela

1988

Oswaldo Cruz, o Médico do Brasil
Movie

Oswaldo Cruz, o Médico do Brasil

2003

In Evil Hour
Movie

In Evil Hour

2006

as Carmichael

Referências
Movie

Referências

2006

as Self

Renascimento Africano
Movie

Renascimento Africano

2012

as Self

Abdias Nascimento
Movie

Abdias Nascimento

2011

O Olho amarelo do tigre
Movie

O Olho amarelo do tigre

1988

Memória Viva
Movie

Memória Viva

1987

Veja & Ouça - Maria Baderna no Brasil
Movie

Veja & Ouça - Maria Baderna no Brasil

2004

Exu Rei - Abdias do Nascimento
Movie

Exu Rei - Abdias do Nascimento

2017

as Himself

Banda de Ipanema — Folia de Albino
Movie

Banda de Ipanema — Folia de Albino

2002

as Self

O Engano
Movie

O Engano

1967

as Amante

Queima de Arquivo
Movie

Queima de Arquivo

1967

Samba no Trem
Movie

Samba no Trem

2005

as Self / Interviewer

Paper and Sea
Movie

Paper and Sea

2012

as João Cândido

Brutos Inocentes
Movie

Brutos Inocentes

1974

as João Capataz

República Tiradentes
Movie

República Tiradentes

2005

as Self / Interviewer

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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