Zózimo Bulbul
Born
September 21, 1937
Died
January 24, 2013 (75 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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.
Exu Rei - Abdias do Nascimento
Himself
2017
Paper and Sea
João Cândido
2012
Renascimento Africano
Self
2012
Abdias Nascimento
2011
5x Favela, Now by Ourselves
2010
In Evil Hour
Carmichael
2006
Referências
Self
2006
Daughters of the Wind
Marquinhos
2005
Samba no Trem
Self / Interviewer
2005
República Tiradentes
Self / Interviewer
2005
O homem que sabia javanês
Africano
2004
Veja & Ouça - Maria Baderna no Brasil
2004
Oswaldo Cruz, o Médico do Brasil
2003
The Forest
Procópio
2002
Banda de Ipanema — Folia de Albino
Self
2002
Natal da Portela
1988
O Olho amarelo do tigre
1988
Memória Viva
1987
Quilombo
Stone Man
1984
The Girl and the Rapist
Pedro
1982
Giselle
Jorge
1980
Parceiros da Aventura
Motorista da greve
1979
Black Goddess
1978
Ana, a Libertina
1975
Pureza Proibida
Chico
1975
Brutos Inocentes
João Capataz
1974
Sagarana: O Duelo
Demônio
1974
Artesanato do Samba
Narrador
1974
Hung Up
1973
Compasso de Espera
Jorge de Oliveira
1973
Soul in the Eye
1973
The Suns of Easter Island
Helvio
1972
The Palace of Angels
Embaixador
1970
The Godless Bandit
Ariranha
1970
A Guerra dos Pelados
Vitorino
1970
República da Traição
1970
Garden of War
1969
Our Lady of Compassion
Jesus
1969
True Brazil
1968
The Naked Man
Homem da mudança
1968
Satan's Feats in the Village of Take-and-Bring
1967
The Girl from Ipanema
Jovem na Praia
1967
Entranced Earth
Repórter
1967
El Justicero
1967
O Engano
Amante
1967
Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo
Self
1967
Queima de Arquivo
1967
Grande Sertão
1965
Ganga Zumba
1963
Five Times Favela
(segment "Pedreira de São Diego")
1962