Zózimo Bulbul

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1937-09-21

Deathday 2013-01-24 (75 years old)

Place of Birth Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Zózimo Bulbul

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

Actor

2012
Paper and Sea

as João Cândido

2006
In Evil Hour

as Carmichael

2006
Referências

as Self

2005
Daughters of the Wind

as Marquinhos

2005
Samba no Trem

as Self / Interviewer

2005
República Tiradentes

as Self / Interviewer

2002
The Forest

as Procópio

1984
Quilombo

as Stone Man

1980
Giselle

as Jorge

1979
Parceiros da Aventura

as Motorista da greve

1975
1974
Brutos Inocentes

as João Capataz

1974
Sagarana: O Duelo

as Demônio

1974
1970
The Palace of Angels

as Embaixador

1970
The Godless Bandit

as Ariranha

1970
1969
Compasso de Espera

as Jorge de Oliveira

1967
The Girl from Ipanema

as Jovem na Praia

1967
Entranced Earth

as Repórter

1967
O Engano

as Amante

1962
Cinco Vezes Favela

as (segment "Pedreira de São Diego")

Director

2012
2006
Referências

as Director

2006
2005
2005
Samba no Trem

as Director

2001
Pequena África

as Director

1988
Abolition

as Director

1985
1974
1973
Soul in the Eye

as Director

Writer

2005
Samba no Trem

as Writer

1988
Abolition

as Writer

1974
Artesanato do Samba

as Screenplay

1973
Soul in the Eye

as Writer

Editor

1974

Sound

1974

Producer

1974