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Zózimo Bulbul

Zózimo Bulbul

Acting

September 21, 1937 – January 24, 2013 (died at 75)
Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Male
70 Movies
2 TV Shows

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.

The Girl and the Rapist
The Girl and the Rapist

The Girl and the Rapist

1982 5.6

as Pedro

Age 44 (now 75)
Soul in the Eye
Soul in the Eye

Soul in the Eye

1973 8.7
Age 35 (now 75)
Quilombo
Quilombo

Quilombo

1984 6.9

as Stone Man

Age 46 (now 75)
Compasso de Espera
Compasso de Espera

Compasso de Espera

1969 8.8

as Jorge de Oliveira

Age 31 (now 75)
Entranced Earth
Entranced Earth

Entranced Earth

1967 7.2

as Repórter

Age 29 (now 75)
Our Lady of Compassion
Our Lady of Compassion

Our Lady of Compassion

1969 7.0

as Jesus

Age 31 (now 75)
Garden of War
Garden of War

Garden of War

1969 7.1
Age 31 (now 75)
The Suns of Easter Island
The Suns of Easter Island

The Suns of Easter Island

1972 6.4

as Helvio

Age 34 (now 75)
El Justicero
El Justicero

El Justicero

1967 5.9
Age 29 (now 75)
Ganga Zumba
Ganga Zumba

Ganga Zumba

1963 6.6
Age 25 (now 75)
Giselle
Giselle

Giselle

1980 4.5

as Jorge

Age 42 (now 75)
The Forest
The Forest

The Forest

2002 6.1

as Procópio

Age 65 (now 75)
Grande Sertão
Grande Sertão

Grande Sertão

1965 5.2
Age 27 (now 75)
The Palace of Angels
The Palace of Angels

The Palace of Angels

1970 5.8

as Embaixador

Age 32 (now 75)
Daughters of the Wind
Daughters of the Wind

Daughters of the Wind

2005 6.4

as Marquinhos

Age 67 (now 75)
Satan's Feats in the Village of Take-and-Bring
Satan's Feats in the Village of Take-and-Bring

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

1967 6.7
Age 30 (now 75)