Zózimo Bulbul
Biography
Zózimo Bulbul was a Brazilian actor, filmmaker, and activist who founded Rio de Janeiro's Black Cinema Center to raise awareness about Afro-Brazilian culture. He worked in over 30 films, including Quilombo and Compasso de Espera, becoming the first black man to play a main character in a Brazilian TV soap opera. Bulbul also directed critically acclaimed documentaries like Abolição, exploring Brazil's end of slavery and its impact on Black people.