Gilberto Gil
Date of birth: 1942-06-26
Place of birth: Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
Known for: Acting
Also known as:
Biography
Gilberto Passos Gil Moreira (born June 26, 1942) is a Brazilian singer, songwriter, musician, politician, and writer. With a career spanning over six decades, he is known for his significant contributions to Brazilian music and for winning Grammy Awards, Latin Grammy Awards, and the French government's National Order of Merit (1997). In 1999, he was named an "Artist for Peace" by UNESCO.
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Bios: Os Paralamas do Sucesso
2023-06-16
The backstory and legacy of Brazilian rock band Os Paralamas do Sucesso is examined in this fascinat
Maria Bethânia: Música é Perfume
2005-08-24
Brazilian singer Maria Bethania has a 40-year singing career. A documentary shows her concerts and f
O Cinema Segundo Vladimir Carvalho
2001-01-31
The documentary presents an overview of Vladimir Carvalho's cinematographic career, from the very be
Amor e Sorte com Gilberto Gil
2020-10-21
Lupicínio Rodrigues, Confessions of a Sufferer
2022-10-22
The documentary celebrates the poetic legacy of Lupicínio Rodrigues, investigating the musical contr
Tropicália: 50 Anos
2017-11-04
Maria: Ninguém Sabe Quem Sou Eu
2022-09-01
The film is an unprecedented and exclusive testimonial of Maria Bethânia from director and screenwri
Smetak
2018-06-07
Álbum de Música
1974-01-01
Portrait of various figures in Brazilian pop music.
Vinicius de Moraes
2005-11-01
To celebrate the life and the work of a multifaceted creator – playwright, poet, partner of the most
Bahia de Todos os Santos
1974-06-12
Chic Show
2023-06-14
Discover the history of the Chic Show ball, an iconic black music party in São Paulo. The event was
Dzi Croquettes
2009-10-04
A Brazilian theatre group that through talent, irony and humour confronted the Brazilian violent dic
Môa, Mother Africa Roots
2023-08-03
The documentary that began together with Mestre Môa do Katendê before his political murder, tells th
O Velho Guerreiro Não Morrerá - O Cangaceiro de Lima Barreto 50 Anos Depois
2011-07-27
Looking for Black Orpheus
2005-05-20
Documentary about Marcel Camus' 1959 film Black Orpheus, its cultural and musical roots, and its res
Maldito Popular Brasileiro: Arnaldo Dias Baptista
1993-05-10
Loki: Arnaldo Baptista
2009-06-19
Loki brings the trajectory of Arnaldo Baptista from childhood, passing through the most successful p
O Presidente Improvável
2022-03-31
I Want
2000-01-01
Two kids merrily play make-believe inside their house, unaware of the inequality that exists in the
Viramundo
2013-05-08
Gilberto Gil is among Brazil's most famous musicians, having influenced an entire generation in Sout
Gal - from Tropicalism to the Present Day
2006-06-15
The film has Gal's career as its guiding principle, drawing a parallel with the movement of which th
Brésil: La Révolution Tropicaliste
2001-01-01
A documentary on the amazing Brazilian music movement known as Tropicália.
Jorge Mautner: Son of the Holocaust
2012-03-23
The film follows the birth of Jorge Mautner up to his 17 years. He was born in Brazil shortly after
Futuro do Pretérito: Tropicalismo Now!
2012-11-16
A look of the 21st century for one of the most important cultural movements in Brazilian history. Th
Gilberto Gil: Tempo Rei
2002-01-01
Tempo Rei is the first audiovisual record of Gilberto Gil's vast work, celebrating the artist's thir
Dominguinhos
2014-05-22
Through rare and precious footages and gigs with great artists such as Gilberto Gil, Gal Costa, Herm
Pierre Fatumbi Verger: Messenger Between Two Worlds
1998-12-31
Inspired by the life of the french-born photographer and ethnographer, Pierre Verger, the movie foll
The Man Who Bottled Clouds
2008-07-28
A host of personalities reminisce about the life and work of songwriter, lawyer, and congressman Hum
Tropicália
2012-09-14
Set against the turbulent atmosphere of the 1960s, Tropicália is a feature length documentary explor
October
2019-10-18
A view of Brazil's 2018 Presidential Elections, held in October of that year. The polarizing Electio
Os Doces Bárbaros
1977-09-01
The film records the commemorative tour of the ten years of the career of the Bahia singers Caetano
Gilberto Gil: Kaya N'Gandaya
2002-05-14
Gilberto Gil's 2002 album combines Brazilian pop with roots reggae. Featuring 11 of Bob Marley's gre
Fabricating Tom Zé
2006-06-07
The life and work of one of the most controversial Brazilian musicians, having as its backdrop Tom Z
The Mandarin
1995-11-06
The history of Brazilian popular music in the 20th Century, focusing specially on the life and works
Bahia, For Example
1969-11-24
Through folklore manifestations and diverse artistic expressions, the film is a document that exalts
Brasil
1981-12-05
João Gilberto receives Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil and Maria Bethânia during the recording of his a
Jards Macalé - Um Morcego na Porta Principal
2008-01-01
This film shines a light at the story of Jards Macalé, polemic artist and controversial character of
A Night in 67
2010-07-30
In the 1970s, "festivals" were incredibly popular in Brazil, as they were recorded before a live stu
Talking Cinema
1986-12-11
A fragmented style, patchwork of interviews with Caetano Veloso's friends, mixed with conversations,
Beyond Ipanema
2009-10-11
This documentary from filmmaker Guto Barra takes you beyond the 1960s bossa nova hit "The Girl from
Bahia de Todos os Sambas
1996-09-01
Between August 23 and 31, 1983, at the "Circo Massimo", in Rome, there was a musical event that brou
RiP!: A Remix Manifesto
2008-11-20
RiP!: A Remix Manifesto is a 2008 open source documentary film about the "the changing concept of co
Ana Carolina - Multishow Registro Ana Car9lina + Um: 9+1
2010-07-15
Corações a Mil
1983-03-10
University teacher investigates the life of a famous Brazilian musician, trying to discover the secr
They Shot the Piano Player
2023-10-06
New York, 2010. Jeff Harris, a music journalist, sets out to uncover the truth about Francisco Tenór
Jorge Amado
1996-08-04
Festive Land: Carnival in Bahia
2013-01-09
Festive Land examines one of the largest and most extraordinary popular celebrations in the world, t
Gilberto Gil
A Última Vanguarda
2024-03-19
70 years ago, a visionary management in education and culture as a political strategy for the dissem
Born To Be Blind
2003-11-29
Three blind sisters, Regina, Maria and Conceição, earn their living by singing in front of churches,
Canções do Exílio: A Labareda Que Lambeu Tudo
2011-01-02
Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil, Jards Macalé and Jorge Mautner recall important moments during the mil
Samba Riachão
2001-11-20
Documentary about samba musician from Bahia Clementino Rodrigues, aka Riachão.
Dorival Caymmi - Um Homem de Afetos
2024-04-25
An irresistible journey through the universe of the singer and composer that revolutionized the song
Agostinho da Silva - A Living Thought
2003-01-01
Life and legacy of Agostinho da Silva. Traversing the biographical journey, the life and work of th
Phono 73: A Country and its Music
2005-01-02
The biggest Brazilian historical festival of all time. The great cast of the 1973 Phonogram (now Uni
The Demiurge
1972-01-01
A colorful feature film that mixes exile with the figure of the poet Rimbaud and the feminist revolu
Yorimatã
2016-04-07
The lives of Luhli and Lucina, two especially important artists in the alternative cultural scene du
Rogério Duprat - Vida de Músico
2002-01-02
Documentary about amazing Brazilian musician Rogério Duprat, main orchestrator of Tropicália, his re
Mito e Música: A Mensagem de Fernando Pessoa
2019-11-27
The documentary addresses the project, which took 30 years to complete, about the recording of 44 so
The Long Voyage of the Yellow Bus
2023-01-30
For this behemoth, Bressane took his opera omnia and edited it in an order that first adheres to his
Germano Mathias - O Catedrático do Samba
2023-05-31
A white man, yet forged in the samba de engraxate that had its main stronghold in downtown São Paulo
Passe Livre
1974-01-01
Based on the life of the player Afonsinho, who was banned from playing football for growing his bear
Nenhum Motivo Explica a Guerra
2006-01-02
Afroreggae Cultural Group DVD containing a concert and a documentary about the group's social and cu
Ed Mort
1997-05-05
A detective is hired by a mysterious woman to find her missing husband, a master of disguises, and i
Making of - Quilombo
1984-01-01
Axé: Music of a People
2017-01-19
Originally from Bahia and considered today one of the most globalised musical movements in the world
Viva São João!
2002-06-14
Composer Gilberto Gil accompanies filmmaker Andrucha Waddington to the Northeast of Brazil. Among th
Beard, Hair & Stache
2016-09-14
Afonsinho, Paulo Cézar Caju and Nei Conceição started their careers in the mid-1960s, a time of stro
Hunting Season
1988-01-01
Hunting Season deals with the wave of homosexual murders that plagued São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro i
Acústico MTV: Gilberto Gil
1994-04-08
The special record for the series Acoustic MTV meets classic in the repertoire of Gilberto Gil as "S
Outros (Doces) Bárbaros
2003-01-01
Almost thirty years after the first reunion of Doces Bárbaros (four of Brazil's major popular music
Pitanga
2016-09-23
This documentary investigates the aesthetic, political and existential trajectory of emblematic Blac
Permanent Pan-Cinema
2008-11-14
Documentary about Brazilian poet Waly Salomão, for whom life was always a fictional film and poetry
Cidade do Samba
2007-09-04
2012: Time for Change
2010-10-08
2012: Time For Change is a documentary feature that presents ways to transform our unsustainable soc
Chico Science: Um Caranguejo Elétrico
2016-03-26
MTV ao Vivo: Ivete Sangalo
2004-04-02
Live performance by brazilian singer Ivete Sangalo recorded at Salvador, Brazil, presented by MTV.
Hello, Hello, Terezinha!
2009-10-29
Hello, Hello, Terezinha! is a feature-length documentary about the country's biggest communication p
Chico, or the Country of the Lost Delicacy
1989-10-11
A look into the 25 years of career of famous musician Chico Buarque and his influence in Brazilian c
Two Friends, a Century of Music
2015-06-20
Two of the biggest names in 20th century pop music together on stage, accompanied by their guitars.
Eu, Meu Pai e Os Cariocas
2017-04-19
Gilberto Gil, the Power of Music
2010-02-05
Gilberto Gil : Electroacústico
2004-12-27
Gilberto Gil - Refazenda
1975-01-01
In 1975 Gilberto Gil was releasing his album 'Refazenda', and talk a little about it in this intervi
Toquinho
2001-02-18
Rogério Duarte, o Tropikaoslista
2015-11-02
Rogério Duarte is one of the most important names in Tropicália, a Brazilian cultural movement of th
Especial: Ivete, Gil e Caetano
2011-12-23
Year-end special brought together three interpreters of Brazilian popular music - Gilberto Gil, Caet
All Love Songs
2018-11-08
Chico and Ana move to an apartment in São Paulo. As they unpack Ana found a cassette tape. It's a mi
O Outro Lado da Memória
2018-09-19
In 1996, filmmaker André Luiz Oliveira started preproduction of Viva o Povo Brasileiro, a film adapt
Copacabana, Mon Amour: A Restauração
2014-01-01
A documentary on the restoration of Rogério Sganzerla's 1970 film "Copacabana, Mon Amour".
Aperana Street 52
2012-01-20
In his film Rua Aperana 52 Júlio Bressane describes the invention of a landscape, the topology of a
Caterina Valente presents Brazilian music
1979-01-01
Torquato Neto - Every Hour of the End
2017-10-11
The story of Brazilian poet Torquato Neto, who lived passionately through fracturous times and worke
Gilberto Gil Antologia Vol.1
2019-12-09
The documentary goes through works composed by the Bahian musician between 1968 and 1987. Brazilian
Dorivando Saravá, o Preto Que Virou Mar
2019-11-29
Singer, composer, actor and painter, Dorival Caymmi was a multiple artist, but what they may not kno
O Barato de Iacanga
2019-06-10
Participants recall a series of festivals held on a farm in Brazil during the '70s and '80s that evo
Brazil's Maria Bethânia
2001-08-24
This is a journey of friendship, an Argentinian is going to rediscover his continent while searching
O Tempo e o Som
1970-01-01
Refavela 40
2019-11-19
In 1976, Gilberto Gil traveled to Lagos (Nigeria) with the purpose of participating in the Second Fe
O Sol - Caminhando contra o vento
2006-08-19
Documentary about the 68-generation, told through the story of the newspaper “O Sol”, one of the fir
Circo Voador - A Nave
2015-10-22
In 1982, the Arpoador Beach, in Rio de Janeiro, received the first "incarnation" of Circo Voador, a
Encontros Tropicais
2020-04-02
Torquato Neto, O Anjo Torto da Tropicália
1992-01-01
A documentary chronicling the life and works of Brazilian poet, songwriter, journalist and avant-gar
Black Fragments of Samba - Gilberto Gil, Serene Passion
1987-01-01
Gilberto Gil talks with friends and share his thoughts, influences and reveal his impact on brazilia
Infinita Tropicália
1986-01-01
Tropicália was a Brazilian cultural movement that occurred between 1967 and 1968, inspired by Oswald
André Midani - An Insider’s Story Of Brazilian Music
2015-01-01
Based on the autobiography of noted music executive André Midani, André Midani — An Insider’s Story
De Cabral a George Floyd: Onde Arde o Fogo Sagrado da Liberdade
2020-09-11
Through clippings, the film draws a narrative line between the construction of racism in Brazil and
Ôrí
1989-05-02
A look at the Brazilian black movement between 1977 and 1988, going by the relationship between Braz
Gilberto Gil – Fé Na Festa
2010-01-01
Gilberto Gil - Concerto de Cordas & Máquinas de Ritmo
2020-08-22
Dê Lembranças a Todos
2018-07-01
Dorival Caymmi was one of the inventors of the Bahian imagination. In his 94 years of life, Caymmi c
Pelé
2021-02-23
Against the backdrop of a turbulent era in Brazil, this documentary captures Pelé's extraordinary pa
A Farra do Circo
2013-11-30
This documentary highlights the evolution of Brazil's Circo Voador venue from homespun artists' perf
Gilbertianas Brasileiras
1983-01-01
Arraial do Gil
2021-06-13
Rio 2016 Olympic Opening Ceremony: A New World
2016-08-05
With fireworks forming the word “Rio” in the sky and supermodel Gisele Bundchen shimmering to the tu
Jackson: Na Batida do Pandeiro
2019-07-21
The life and career history of singer and percussionist Jackson do Pandeiro, whose originality and u
Gilberto Gil: Um Deus em seu Jardim
2021-08-21
Toquinho Maravilhoso
2024-08-13
The documentary narrates the life of Toquinho, one of the greatest Brazilian artists, a musician who
Kopenawa: Sonhar a Terra-Floresta
2024-10-03
Semana de Arte Moderna
1972-01-01
Beth Carvalho Canta o Samba da Bahia
2008-07-13
3 Obás de Xangô
2025-08-03
The friendship between Jorge Amado, Dorival Caymmi, and Carybé, artists who were largely responsible
Gilbertos Samba Ao Vivo
2014-09-01
Nas Ondas de Dorival Caymmi
2024-11-28
The film reveals the creation of poet Dorival Caymmi's musical works with testimonies from researche
Breaking Myths
2022-09-13
“Breaking Myths” aims to open the world’s eyes to the fragile and “catastrophic masculinity” of Braz
Dias de Euforia
1989-12-25
Record of the 1989 elections, when Brazil was divided between Lula and Fernando Collor. It brings to
Show 60 Anos
2025-04-28
Samba Infinite
2025-05-20
During Rio's Carnival, a street cleaner struggles with the loss of his sister and his work obligatio
Rita Lee: Mania de Você
2025-05-08
Just before her departure, Rita Lee writes a farewell letter to her three children and her husband a
Ritas
2025-05-22
It explores Rita Lee's personal life and her creative process, revealing her musical talent and her
Cazuza: Good News
2025-07-17
It explores the last two years of Brazilian singer Cazuza's life, from his AIDS diagnosis until his
Duetos
2010-05-05
"Duetos" is the sixth compilation by Brazilian musical artist Ivete Sangalo, released on May 5, 2010
1964: Brazil between weapons and books
2019-07-07
We question the most unquestionable period in our history. The result was an international investiga
Milton Nascimento - A Sede do Peixe
1997-01-01
In December 1997, in Rio de Janeiro, Minas Gerais composer Milton Nascimento brought together friend
Gilberto Gil: Tempo Rei - A Última Turnê
2025-10-18
After touring across Brazil — from Rio de Janeiro to Brasília, Belo Horizonte, Curitiba, and Belém —
A Bola
2014-05-10