Cast & creator
Zózimo Bulbul
Best known for Chico Anysio Show, Vidas em Conflito, Giselle
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.
70
film credits
2
television credits
52
1962–2017 · acting roles
7.5
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (72)
Showing 72 of 72 credits
Chico Anysio Show
Tonho Malvadeza
1982Vidas em Conflito
Rodney
1969
Giselle
Jorge
1980
Grande Sertão
1965
Our Lady of Compassion
Jesus
1969
Pureza Proibida
Chico
1975
Abdias Nascimento
2011
Entranced Earth
Repórter
1967
Aniceto do Império: Dia de Alforria
Director
1981Aniceto do Império: Dia de Alforria
Writer
1981
Pequena África
Director
2001
The Girl and the Rapist
Pedro
1982
Veja & Ouça - Maria Baderna no Brasil
2004
Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo
Self
1967
The Godless Bandit
Ariranha
1970
The War of Pelados
Vitorino
1970
In Evil Hour
Carmichael
2006
Exu Rei - Abdias do Nascimento
Himself
2017
The Palace of Angels
Embaixador
1970
Daughters of the Wind
Marquinhos
2005
Renascimento Africano
Self
2012Renascimento Africano
Director
2012Oswaldo Cruz, o Médico do Brasil
2003
Satan's Feats in the Village of Take-and-Bring
1967
Sagarana: O Duelo
Demônio
1974
5x Favela, Now by Ourselves
2010
Compasso de Espera
Jorge de Oliveira
1969
República Tiradentes
Self / Interviewer
2005República Tiradentes
Director
2005
Paper and Sea
João Cândido
2012
The Suns of Easter Island
Helvio
1972
Samba no Trem
Self / Interviewer
2005Samba no Trem
Director
2005Samba no Trem
Writer
2005
The Girl from Ipanema
Jovem na Praia
1967
Natal da Portela
1988
Black Goddess
1978
The Forest
Procópio
2002
Banda de Ipanema — Folia de Albino
Self
2002
Five Times Favela
(segment "Pedreira de São Diego")
1962
Quilombo
Stone Man
1984
O Olho amarelo do tigre
1988
Referências
Self
2006Referências
Director
2006
Zona Carioca do Porto
Director
2006
Hung Up
1973
The Naked Man
Homem da mudança
1968
O Homem que Sabia Javanês
Africano
2004
República da Traição
1970
Ganga Zumba
1963
Soul in the Eye
1973Soul in the Eye
Director
1973Soul in the Eye
Writer
1973Soul in the Eye
Producer
1973
Ana, a Libertina
1975
Parceiros da Aventura
Motorista da greve
1979
Abolition
Director
1988Abolition
Writer
1988
El Justicero
1967
Garden of War
1969
O Engano
Amante
1967Memória Viva
1987
True Brazil
1968
Frente Negra Brasileira
Director
1985
Artesanato do Samba
Narrador
1974Artesanato do Samba
Director
1974Artesanato do Samba
Screenplay
1974Artesanato do Samba
Editor
1974Artesanato do Samba
Producer
1974Artesanato do Samba
Sound
1974Queima de Arquivo
1967
Brutos Inocentes
João Capataz
1974