
Zózimo Bulbul
Known for Acting · 52 credits
- Born
- 1937-09-21
- Died
- 2013-01-24
- Place of birth
- Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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
TV Shows (2)
Movies (50)

Giselle
1980
as Jorge

El Justicero
1967

Quilombo
1984
as Stone Man

Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo
1967
as Self

Entranced Earth
1967
as Repórter

The Suns of Easter Island
1972
as Helvio

Sagarana: O Duelo
1974
as Demônio

Hung Up
1973

Soul in the Eye
1973

Ganga Zumba
1963

The Girl and the Rapist
1982
as Pedro

Satan's Feats in the Village of Take-and-Bring
1967

The Girl from Ipanema
1967
as Jovem na Praia

Black Goddess
1978

Our Lady of Compassion
1969
as Jesus

Artesanato do Samba
1974
as Narrador

Five Times Favela
1962
as (segment "Pedreira de São Diego")

5x Favela, Now by Ourselves
2010

Ana, a Libertina
1975

True Brazil
1968

Referências
2006
as Self

Daughters of the Wind
2005
as Marquinhos

Grande Sertão
1965

The Naked Man
1968
as Homem da mudança

The War of Pelados
1970
as Vitorino

The Palace of Angels
1970
as Embaixador

República da Traição
1970

Parceiros da Aventura
1979
as Motorista da greve

Exu Rei - Abdias do Nascimento
2017
as Himself

The Forest
2002
as Procópio

Garden of War
1969

Compasso de Espera
1969
as Jorge de Oliveira
Queima de Arquivo
1967

Banda de Ipanema — Folia de Albino
2002
as Self

In Evil Hour
2006
as Carmichael

O Homem que Sabia Javanês
2004
as Africano

Veja & Ouça - Maria Baderna no Brasil
2004

Pureza Proibida
1975
as Chico
Memória Viva
1987

República Tiradentes
2005
as Self / Interviewer

The Godless Bandit
1970
as Ariranha
Oswaldo Cruz, o Médico do Brasil
2003

Natal da Portela
1988

Abdias Nascimento
2011

Brutos Inocentes
1974
as João Capataz

O Engano
1967
as Amante

Renascimento Africano
2012
as Self

O Olho amarelo do tigre
1988

Samba no Trem
2005
as Self / Interviewer

Paper and Sea
2012
as João Cândido
About Zózimo Bulbul
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 oper… With 52 credits spanning from 1962 to 2017, Zózimo Bulbul has appeared in 50 films and 2 TV shows.
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Most Popular Zózimo Bulbul Movies
- Giselle (1980) — as Jorge
- El Justicero (1967)
- Quilombo (1984) — as Stone Man
- Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo (1967) — as Self
- Entranced Earth (1967) — as Repórter
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