Zózimo Bulbul
Acting
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
Acting52
moviePaper and Sea
2012
João Cândido
movieIn Evil Hour
2006
Carmichael
movieDaughters of the Wind
2005
Marquinhos
movieSamba no Trem
2005
Self / Interviewer
movieRepública Tiradentes
2005
Self / Interviewer
movieThe Forest
2002
Procópio
movieQuilombo
1984
Stone Man
tvChico Anysio Show
1982
Tonho Malvadeza
movieGiselle
1980
Jorge
movieParceiros da Aventura
1979
Motorista da greve
movieBrutos Inocentes
1974
João Capataz
movieSagarana: O Duelo
1974
Demônio
movieArtesanato do Samba
1974
Narrador
movieThe Palace of Angels
1970
Embaixador
movieThe Godless Bandit
1970
Ariranha
movieThe War of Pelados
1970
Vitorino
tvVidas em Conflito
1969
Rodney
movieCompasso de Espera
1969
Jorge de Oliveira
movieThe Naked Man
1968
Homem da mudança
movieThe Girl from Ipanema
1967
Jovem na Praia
movieEntranced Earth
1967
Repórter
movieO Engano
1967
Amante
movieFive Times Favela
1962
(segment "Pedreira de São Diego")
Directing11
movieRenascimento Africano
2012
Director
movieZona Carioca do Porto
2006
Director
movieReferências
2006
Director
movieSamba no Trem
2005
Director
movieRepública Tiradentes
2005
Director
moviePequena África
2001
Director
movieAbolition
1988
Director
movieFrente Negra Brasileira
1985
Director
movieArtesanato do Samba
1974
Director
movieSoul in the Eye
1973
Director
Writing5
movieSamba no Trem
2005
Writer
movieAbolition
1988
Writer
movieArtesanato do Samba
1974
Screenplay
movieSoul in the Eye
1973
Writer
Production2
movieArtesanato do Samba
1974
Producer
movieSoul in the Eye
1973
Producer