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Zózimo Bulbul

Born
Sep 21, 1937 · Aged 75
Died
Jan 24, 2013
Place of birth
Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Gender
Male
Movie credits
50
TV credits
2
Directing credits
11

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…