Gilberto Gil

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Gilberto Gil

Acting 84 June 26, 1942

Salvador, Bahia, Brazil

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…

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Sacrée soirée

Sacrée soirée

5.7 1987 TV Show
Sítio do Picapau Amarelo

Sítio do Picapau Amarelo

7.4 2001 TV Show
Champs-Elysées

Champs-Elysées

6.8 1982 TV Show
The Trapalhões

The Trapalhões

8.0 1977 TV Show
Pelé

Pelé

7.3 2021 Movie
Celebrity

Celebrity

7.7 2003 TV Show
Hipertensão

Hipertensão

6.6 1986 TV Show
Precious Pearl

Precious Pearl

8.0 2013 TV Show
Desejos de Mulher

Desejos de Mulher

7.5 2002 TV Show
Chico Anysio Show

Chico Anysio Show

9.0 1982 TV Show
O Salvador da Pátria

O Salvador da Pátria

7.9 1989 TV Show
Mico Preto

Mico Preto

8.5 1990 TV Show

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2026
    Kopenawa: Sonhar a Terra-Floresta

    Movie

  2. 2026
    Preta - Eu Não Ando Só

    Movie Self

  3. 2025
    Noites de João

    Movie Ele próprio

  4. 2025
    Cazuza Além da Música

    TV show Self

  5. 2025
    Gilberto Gil: Tempo Rei - A Última Turnê

    Movie Self

  6. 2025
    Tiny Desk Brazil

    TV show Self

  7. 2025
    Beat - a film about Jazz

    Movie himself

  8. 2025
    3 Obás de Xangô

    Movie Self

  9. 2025
    Cazuza: Good News

    Movie Self

  10. 2025
    Ritas

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  11. 2025
    Samba Infinite

    Movie Librarian

  12. 2025
    Rita Lee: Mania de Você

    Movie Self

  13. 2025
    Show 60 Anos

    Movie Self

  14. 2025
    Singing Earth

    TV show Himself

  15. 2025
    Gilberto Gil @ Philharmonie De Paris

    Movie Self : Vocals & Guitar

  16. 2024
    Nas Ondas de Dorival Caymmi

    Movie Self

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  1. 2024
    Angélica: 50 & Uns

    TV show

  2. 2024
    Toquinho Maravilhoso

    Movie Self

  3. 2024
    Dorival Caymmi - Um Homem de Afetos

    Movie Self

  4. 2024
    A Última Vanguarda

    Movie Self

  5. 2023
    They Shot the Piano Player

    Movie Self (voice)

  6. 2023
    Môa, Mother Africa Roots

    Movie Self

  7. 2023
    Bios: Os Paralamas do Sucesso

    Movie Self

  8. 2023
    Chic Show

    Movie Self

  9. 2023
    Germano Mathias - O Catedrático do Samba

    Movie Self

  10. 2023
    O Repórter do Poder

    TV show Self

  11. 2023
    The Long Voyage of the Yellow Bus

    Movie

  12. 2022
    Lupicínio Rodrigues, Confessions of a Sufferer

    Movie Self

  13. 2022
    Breaking Myths

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  14. 2022
    Maria: Ninguém Sabe Quem Sou Eu

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  15. 2022
    Gil Family

    TV show Self

  16. 2022
    O Presidente Improvável

    Movie Self

  17. 2022
    2022

    TV show Self

  18. 2021
    Astral Journey

    TV show Self

  19. 2021
    Gilberto Gil: Um Deus em seu Jardim

    Movie Self

  20. 2021
    Arraial do Gil

    Movie Self

  21. 2021
    Pelé

    Movie Self

  22. 2020
    Amor e Sorte com Gilberto Gil

    Movie Self

  23. 2020
    De Cabral a George Floyd: Onde Arde o Fogo Sagrado da Liberdade

    Movie Self

  24. 2020
    brazil is thee haiti is (t)here

    Movie Music