Zózimo Bulbul
Birthday: 1937-09-21 | Place of Birth: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, BrazilA 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
Acting
Role
as Himself
as João Cândido
as Carmichael
as Marquinhos
as Self / Interviewer
as Africano
as Procópio
as Stone Man
as Jorge
as Pedro
as Chico
as João Capataz
as Narrador
as Helvio
as Ariranha
as Embaixador
as Vitorino
