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
Abdias Nascimento
Pedro
A Menina e o Estuprador
Jorge
Giselle
Self / Interviewer
República Tiradentes
Ganga Zumba
Self / Interviewer
Samba no Trem
Veja & Ouça - Maria Baderna no Brasil
Carmichael
O Veneno da Madrugada
Helvio
Les Soleils de l'île de Pâques
Narrador
Artesanato do Samba
Self
Banda de Ipanema — Folia de Albino
Jesus
A Compadecida
Motorista da greve
Parceiros da Aventura
Jorge de Oliveira
Compasso de Espera
Marquinhos
Filhas do Vento
Alma no Olho
(segment "Pedreira de São Diego")
Cinco Vezes Favela
Grande Sertão
Amante
O Engano
Proezas de Satanás na Vila de Leva-e-Traz
Homem da mudança
O Homem Nu
Repórter
Terra em Transe
Demônio
Sagarana: O Duelo
El Justicero
Jardim de guerra
5x Favela, Agora por Nós Mesmos
Procópio
A Selva
Embaixador
O Palácio dos Anjos
Natal da Portela
Self
Improvisiert und zielbewusst: Cinema Novo
Vitorino
A Guerra dos Pelados
Stone Man
Quilombo
Memória Viva
Queima de Arquivo
Ariranha
O Cangaceiro Sem Deus
Jovem na Praia
Garôta de Ipanema
A Deusa Negra
Le grabuge
Brasil Verdade
Oswaldo Cruz, o Médico do Brasil
Chico
Pureza Proibida
República da Traição
Self
Renascimento Africano
Himself
Exu Rei - Abdias do Nascimento
João Cândido
O Papel e o Mar
Africano
O homem que sabia javanês
Ana, a Libertina
João Capataz
Brutos Inocentes
Self
Referências
O Olho amarelo do tigre
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
50
Gender
Male
Birthday
1937-09-21
Place of Birth
Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Also Known As