Zózimo Bulbul
Born September 21, 1937 (Age: 88)
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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.
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.
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Filmography
Paper and Sea
2012
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as João Cândido
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Age: 75
Renascimento Africano
2012
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as Self
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Age: 74
Abdias Nascimento
2011
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as
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Age: 73
Referências
2006
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as Self
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Age: 68
Samba no Trem
2005
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as Self / Interviewer
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Age: 67
República Tiradentes
2005
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as Self / Interviewer
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Age: 67
O Homem que Sabia Javanês
2004
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as Africano
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Age: 66
Veja & Ouça - Maria Baderna no Brasil
2004
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as
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Age: 66
The Forest
2002
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as Procópio
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Age: 65
Banda de Ipanema — Folia de Albino
2002
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as Self
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Age: 64
Natal da Portela
1988
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as
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Age: 50
O Olho amarelo do tigre
1988
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as
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Age: 50
No Image
Memória Viva
1987
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as
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Age: 50
Giselle
1980
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as Jorge
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Age: 42
Black Goddess
1978
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as
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Age: 40
Brutos Inocentes
1974
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as João Capataz
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Age: 37
Sagarana: O Duelo
1974
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as Demônio
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Age: 36
Artesanato do Samba
1974
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as Narrador
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Age: 36
Hung Up
1973
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as
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Age: 35
Soul in the Eye
1973
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as
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Age: 35
The Suns of Easter Island
1972
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as Helvio
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Age: 34
Garden of War
1969
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as
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Age: 31
Our Lady of Compassion
1969
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as Jesus
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Age: 31
Compasso de Espera
1969
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as Jorge de Oliveira
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Age: 31
Grande Sertão
1965
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as
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Age: 27
Ganga Zumba
1963
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as
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Age: 25
Five Times Favela
1962
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as (segment "Pedreira de São Diego")
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Age: 25