Zózimo Bulbul
Known For
Acting
Born
1937-09-21 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Died
2013-01-24
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.
Most Known For
Our Lady of Compassion
as Jesus
Abdias Nascimento
Giselle
as Jorge
Entranced Earth
as Repórter
Grande Sertão
The Girl from Ipanema
as Jovem na Praia
Pureza Proibida
as Chico
Samba no Trem
as Self / Interviewer
Quilombo
as Stone Man
The Girl and the Rapist
as Pedro
Natal da Portela
República Tiradentes
as Self / Interviewer
Renascimento Africano
as Self
5x Favela, Now by Ourselves
The Palace of Angels
as Embaixador
The Forest
as Procópio
The Suns of Easter Island
as Helvio
Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo
as Self
The Naked Man
as Homem da mudança
