Gilberto Gil
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 26, 1942
- Birthplace
- Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
Gilberto Passos Gil Moreira (born June 26, 1942) is a Brazilian singer, songwriter, musician, politician, and writer. With a career spanning over six decades, he is known for his significant contributions to Brazilian music and for winning Grammy Awards, Latin Grammy Awards, and the French government's National Order of Merit (1997). In 1999, he was named an "Artist for Peace" by UNESCO.
Filmography
- Gilberto Gil
Gilberto Gil TBA
as Self
Kopenawa: Sonhar a Terra-Floresta 2026
Actor
A Virada 2026
Actor
Ney Behind the Masks 2026
as Self
Preta - Eu Não Ando Só 2026
as Self
- Noites de João
Noites de João 2025
as Ele próprio
Gilberto Gil: Tempo Rei - A Última Turnê 2025
as Self
- Beat - a film about Jazz
Beat - a film about Jazz 2025
as himself
3 Obás de Xangô 2025
as Self
Cazuza: Good News 2025
as Self
Ritas 2025
as Self (archive footage)
Samba Infinito 2025
as Librarian
Rita Lee: Mania de Você 2025
as Self
Show 60 Anos 2025
as Self
Gilberto Gil @ Philharmonie De Paris 2025
as Self : Vocals & Guitar, Author, Compositor, Original Music Composer, Musician
Sala São Paulo - 25 Anos de Espetáculo 2024
Actor
Nas Ondas de Dorival Caymmi 2024
as Self
Toquinho Maravilhoso 2024
as Self
Dorival Caymmi - Um Homem de Afetos 2024
as Self
A Última Vanguarda 2024
as Self
They Shot the Piano Player 2023
as Self (voice)
Môa, Mother Africa Roots 2023
as Self
Bios: Os Paralamas do Sucesso 2023
as Self
Chic Show 2023
as Self
Germano Mathias - O Catedrático do Samba 2023
as Self
The Long Voyage of the Yellow Bus 2023
Actor
Lupicínio Rodrigues, Confessions of a Sufferer 2022
as Self
Breaking Myths 2022
as Self (archive footage)
Maria: Ninguém Sabe Quem Sou Eu 2022
as Self (archive footage)
O Presidente Improvável 2022
as Self
Gilberto Gil: Um Deus em seu Jardim 2021
as Self
Arraial do Gil 2021
as Self
Pelé 2021
as Self
Amor e Sorte com Gilberto Gil 2020
as Self
De Cabral a George Floyd: Onde Arde o Fogo Sagrado da Liberdade 2020
as Self
brazil is thee haiti is (t)here 2020
Music
Gilberto Gil - Concerto de Cordas & Máquinas de Ritmo 2020
as Self
Encontros Tropicais 2020
as Self
Gilberto Gil Antologia Vol.1 2019
as Self
Dorivando Saravá, o Preto Que Virou Mar 2019
as Self
Mito e Música: A Mensagem de Fernando Pessoa 2019
as Self
Refavela 40 2019
as Self
October 2019
as Self
Jackson: Na Batida do Pandeiro 2019
as Self
1964: Brazil between weapons and books 2019
as Himself
O Barato de Iacanga 2019
as Self (archive footage)
All Love Songs 2018
as Self
O Outro Lado da Memória 2018
as Self
Dê Lembranças a Todos 2018
as Self
Smetak 2018
as Self (archive footage)
Tropicália: 50 Anos 2017
as Self (archive footage)
Dunas do Barato 2017
as Self (archive footage)
Torquato Neto - Every Hour of the End 2017
as Self
Eu, Meu Pai e Os Cariocas 2017
as Self
Axé: Music of a People 2017
as Self
Pitanga 2016
as Self
Beard, Hair & Stache 2016
as Self
Rio 2016 Olympic Opening Ceremony: A New World 2016
as Self
Sandy: Meu Canto - Ao Vivo no Teatro Municipal de Niterói 2016
as Self
Yorimatã 2016
as Self
Chico Science: Um Caranguejo Elétrico 2016
as Self
Rogério Duarte, o Tropikaoslista 2015
as Self
Circo Voador - A Nave 2015
as Self
Two Friends, a Century of Music 2015
as Self
André Midani - An Insider’s Story Of Brazilian Music 2015
as Self
Rio, I Love You 2014
Music
Gilbertos Samba Ao Vivo 2014
as Self
Dominguinhos 2014
as Self
- A Bola
A Bola 2014
as NARRADOR
Copacabana, Mon Amour: A Restauração 2014
as Self
A Farra do Circo 2013
as Self
Sítio do Picapau Amarelo: As Peripécias do Saci 2013
Theme Song Performance
Viramundo 2013
as Self
- Festive Land: Carnival in Bahia
Festive Land: Carnival in Bahia 2013
as Self
Futuro do Pretérito: Tropicalismo Now! 2012
as Self
Tropicália 2012
as Self
Jorge Mautner: Son of the Holocaust 2012
as Self
Aperana Street 52 2012
as Self
Sítio do Picapau Amarelo: Aventuras no Reino das Águas Claras 2012
Theme Song Performance
Especial: Ivete, Gil e Caetano 2011
as Self
O Velho Guerreiro Não Morrerá - O Cangaceiro de Lima Barreto 50 Anos Depois 2011
as Self
JMB, O Famigerado 2011
as Self
Canções do Exílio: A Labareda Que Lambeu Tudo 2011
as Self
2012: Time for Change 2010
as Self
A Night in 67 2010
as Self
Ana Carolina - Multishow Registro Ana Car9lina + Um: 9+1 2010
as Self
Duetos 2010
as Self
- Gilberto Gil, the Power of Music
Gilberto Gil, the Power of Music 2010
as Self
Gilberto Gil – Fé Na Festa 2010
as Self
The Assailant 2009
Songs
Hello, Hello, Terezinha! 2009
as Self
Beyond Ipanema 2009
as Self
Dzi Croquettes 2009
as Self
Loki: Arnaldo Baptista 2009
as Self
RiP!: A Remix Manifesto 2008
as Self
Permanent Pan-Cinema 2008
as Self (voice)
The Man Who Bottled Clouds 2008
as Self
Beth Carvalho Canta o Samba da Bahia 2008
as Self
Jards Macalé - Um Morcego na Porta Principal 2008
as Self
The Man Who Challenged the Devil 2007
Songs
Cidade do Samba 2007
as Self
Schenberguianas 2007
as Self
Por Toda Minha Vida: Elis Regina 2006
as Self
O Sol - Caminhando Contra o Vento 2006
as Self
Gal - from Tropicalism to the Present Day 2006
Actor
Fabricating Tom Zé 2006
as Self
Nenhum Motivo Explica a Guerra 2006
as Self
Vinicius de Moraes 2005
as Self - Singer 'Formosa'
Maria Bethânia: Música é Perfume 2005
as Self
Looking for Black Orpheus 2005
as Self, Original Music Composer
Phono 73: A Country and its Music 2005
as Self (archive footage)
Gilberto Gil : Electroacústico 2004
as Self
MTV Ao Vivo: Ivete Sangalo - 10 Anos 2004
as Self
- Born To Be Blind
Born To Be Blind 2003
as Self (uncredited)
- Reticulum Rex
Reticulum Rex 2003
Thanks
Agostinho da Silva - A Living Thought 2003
as Self
Outros (Doces) Bárbaros 2002
as Self
- Viva São João!
Viva São João! 2002
as Self, Music
Gilberto Gil: Kaya N'Gandaya 2002
as Self
Acústico MTV: Cidade Negra 2002
as Self
Rogério Duprat - Vida de Músico 2002
as Self
Samba Riachão 2001
as Self
Brazil's Maria Bethânia 2001
as Self
- Toquinho
Toquinho 2001
as Self
O Cinema Segundo Vladimir Carvalho 2001
as Self
- Multishow Ao Vivo - Brasil
Multishow Ao Vivo - Brasil 2001
as Self
Brésil: La Révolution Tropicaliste 2001
Actor
Me, You, Them 2000
Music
I Want 2000
as (voice)
Pierre Fatumbi Verger: Messenger Between Two Worlds 1998
as Self - Narrator
Ed Mort 1997
as Silva 5
Milton Nascimento - A Sede do Peixe 1997
as Self
Bahia de Todos os Sambas 1996
as Self
- Jorge Amado
Jorge Amado 1996
as Self
Gilberto Gil: Tempo Rei 1996
as Self
The Mandarin 1995
as Sinhô
Rio's Love Song 1994
Music
Gilberto Gil: Unplugged 1994
as Self (vocals and acoustic guitar), Music Producer
Maldito Popular Brasileiro: Arnaldo Dias Baptista 1993
as Self
Beijoqueiro: Portrait of a Serial Kisser 1992
as Self (archive footage)
Torquato Neto, O Anjo Torto da Tropicália 1992
as Self
Dias de Euforia 1989
as Self
Chico, or the Country of the Lost Delicacy 1989
as Self
Ôrí 1989
as Self
Hunting Season 1988
as Self
Jubiabá 1987
Original Music Composer
Subway to the Stars 1987
Music
Black Fragments of Samba - Gilberto Gil, Serene Passion 1987
as Self
Talking Cinema 1986
as Party Guest
Infinita Tropicália 1986
as Self
Quilombo 1984
Original Music Composer
- Making of - Quilombo
Making of - Quilombo 1984
as Self
Corações a Mil 1983
as Ele mesmo, Producer
- Gilbertianas Brasileiras
Gilbertianas Brasileiras 1983
as Self
Brasil 1981
as Self
Caterina Valente presents Brazilian music 1979
as Self
Os Doces Bárbaros 1977
as Self
Tent of Miracles 1977
Music
Gilberto Gil - Refazenda 1975
as Self
Bahia de Todos os Santos 1974
as Self
- Passe Livre
Passe Livre 1974
as Self
Álbum de Música 1974
as Self
Semana de Arte Moderna 1972
as himself
The Demiurge 1972
as Pã
Beste 1970
Music
Copacabana Mon Amour 1970
Music
Viva Cariri 1970
Original Music Composer
O Tempo e o Som 1970
as Self
Bahia, For Example 1969
as Self
Brazil Year 2000 1969
Music
Domingo no Parque 1968
Music, Original Story
Viramundo 1965
Theme Song Performance
Credits from TMDB.