Zózimo Bulbul
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 21, 1937
- Died
- January 24, 2013
- Birthplace
- 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.
Filmography
Exu Rei - Abdias do Nascimento 2017
as Himself
Paper and Sea 2012
as João Cândido
Renascimento Africano 2012
as Self, Director
Abdias Nascimento 2011
Actor
5x Favela, Now by Ourselves 2010
Actor
Zona Carioca do Porto 2006
Director
In Evil Hour 2006
as Carmichael
Referências 2006
as Self, Director
Daughters of the Wind 2005
as Marquinhos
Samba no Trem 2005
as Self / Interviewer, Writer, Director
República Tiradentes 2005
as Self / Interviewer, Director
O Homem que Sabia Javanês 2004
as Africano
Veja & Ouça - Maria Baderna no Brasil 2004
Actor
- Oswaldo Cruz, o Médico do Brasil
Oswaldo Cruz, o Médico do Brasil 2003
Actor
The Forest 2002
as Procópio
Banda de Ipanema — Folia de Albino 2002
as Self
Pequena África 2001
Director
Abolition 1988
Director, Writer
Natal da Portela 1988
Actor
O Olho amarelo do tigre 1988
Actor
- Memória Viva
Memória Viva 1987
Actor
Frente Negra Brasileira 1985
Director
Quilombo 1984
as Stone Man
The Girl and the Rapist 1982
as Pedro
Aniceto do Império: Dia de Alforria 1981
Director, Writer
Giselle 1980
as Jorge
Parceiros da Aventura 1979
as Motorista da greve
Black Goddess 1978
Actor
Ana, a Libertina 1975
Actor
Pureza Proibida 1975
as Chico
Brutos Inocentes 1974
as João Capataz
Sagarana: O Duelo 1974
as Demônio
Artesanato do Samba 1974
as Narrador, Editor, Screenplay, Director, Sound, Producer
Hung Up 1973
Actor
Soul in the Eye 1973
Actor, Director, Writer, Producer
The Suns of Easter Island 1972
as Helvio
The Palace of Angels 1970
as Embaixador
The Godless Bandit 1970
as Ariranha
República da Traição 1970
Actor
The War of Pelados 1970
as Vitorino
Garden of War 1969
Actor
Our Lady of Compassion 1969
as Jesus
Compasso de Espera 1969
as Jorge de Oliveira
True Brazil 1968
Actor
The Naked Man 1968
as Homem da mudança
Satan's Feats in the Village of Take-and-Bring 1967
Actor
The Girl from Ipanema 1967
as Jovem na Praia
Entranced Earth 1967
as Repórter
Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo 1967
as Self
El Justicero 1967
Actor
- Queima de Arquivo
Queima de Arquivo 1967
Actor
O Engano 1967
as Amante
Grande Sertão 1965
Actor
Ganga Zumba 1963
Actor
Five Times Favela 1962
as (segment "Pedreira de São Diego")
Credits from TMDB.