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Gilberto Gil

Acting • 1942-06-26 • 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 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.

Known For

Corações a Mil

Corações a Mil

1983

The Demiurge

The Demiurge

1972

The Mandarin

The Mandarin

1995

Samba Infinito

Samba Infinito

2025

Gal - from Tropicalism to the Present Day

Gal - from Tropicalism to the Present Day

2006

Ed Mort

Ed Mort

1997

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Filmography

2026
Preta - Eu Não Ando SóFilm
Self
★ 9.6
2026
A ViradaFilm
★ 7.5
2026
Ney Behind the MasksFilm
Self
2025
Rita Lee: Mania de VocêFilm
Self
★ 8.3
2025
RitasFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 8.1
2025
Cazuza: Good NewsFilm
Self
★ 7.6
2025
Show 60 AnosFilm
Self
★ 7.8
2025
Samba InfinitoFilm
Librarian
★ 5.0
2025
Singing EarthTV
Himself • 1 episodes
★ 9.0
2025
Cazuza Além da MúsicaTV
Self • 2 episodes
2025
Tiny Desk BrazilTV
Self • 1 episodes
2025
Gilberto Gil @ Philharmonie De ParisFilm
Self : Vocals & Guitar
2025
Beat - a film about JazzFilm
himself
2025
Noites de JoãoFilm
Ele próprio
2025
3 Obás de XangôFilm
Self
2025
Gilberto Gil: Tempo Rei - A Última TurnêFilm
Self
2024
Angélica: 50 & UnsTV
★ 9.0
2024
Toquinho MaravilhosoFilm
Self
2024
A Última VanguardaFilm
Self
2024
Dorival Caymmi - Um Homem de AfetosFilm
Self
2024
Nas Ondas de Dorival CaymmiFilm
Self
2024
Sala São Paulo - 25 Anos de EspetáculoFilm
2023
They Shot the Piano PlayerFilm
Self (voice)
★ 6.6
2023
The Long Voyage of the Yellow BusFilm
★ 9.0
2023
Chic ShowFilm
Self
★ 9.0
2023
O Repórter do PoderTV
Self • 3 episodes
★ 8.5
2023
Bios: Os Paralamas do SucessoFilm
Self
2023
Môa, Mother Africa RootsFilm
Self
2023
Germano Mathias - O Catedrático do SambaFilm
Self
2022
Breaking MythsFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 7.9
2022
Maria: Ninguém Sabe Quem Sou EuFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 7.0
2022
Gil FamilyTV
Self • 11 episodes
★ 6.0
2022
Lupicínio Rodrigues, Confessions of a SuffererFilm
Self
★ 8.5
2022
2022TV
Self • 8 episodes
★ 6.0
2022
O Presidente ImprovávelFilm
Self
2021
PeléFilm
Self
★ 7.3
2021
Astral JourneyTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 7.7
2021
Astral JourneyTV
★ 7.7
2021
Gilberto Gil: Um Deus em seu JardimFilm
Self
★ 2.0
2021
Arraial do GilFilm
Self
2020
Amor e Sorte com Gilberto GilFilm
Self
2020
De Cabral a George Floyd: Onde Arde o Fogo Sagrado da LiberdadeFilm
Self
2020
Encontros TropicaisFilm
Self
2020
Gilberto Gil - Concerto de Cordas & Máquinas de RitmoFilm
Self
2019
O Barato de IacangaFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 7.8
2019
1964: Brazil between weapons and booksFilm
Himself
★ 6.6
2019
Refavela 40Film
Self
★ 6.3
2019
Dorivando Saravá, o Preto Que Virou MarFilm
Self
★ 10.0
2019
Jackson: Na Batida do PandeiroFilm
Self
★ 4.0
2019
OctoberFilm
Self
2019
Gilberto Gil Antologia Vol.1Film
Self
2019
Mito e Música: A Mensagem de Fernando PessoaFilm
Self
2018
All Love SongsFilm
Self
★ 7.3
2018
Dê Lembranças a TodosFilm
Self
★ 7.0
2018
Amigos, Sons e PalavrasTV
Self • 38 episodes
2018
O Outro Lado da MemóriaFilm
Self
2018
SmetakFilm
Self (archive footage)
2017
Axé: Music of a PeopleFilm
Self
★ 7.9
2017
Conversa com BialTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 8.0
2017
O Nome Dela é GalTV
Self • 4 episodes
★ 7.2
2017
Torquato Neto - Every Hour of the EndFilm
Self
★ 8.0
2017
Dunas do BaratoFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 5.5
2017
Eu, Meu Pai e Os CariocasFilm
Self
2017
Tropicália: 50 AnosFilm
Self (archive footage)
2016
Rio 2016 Olympic Opening Ceremony: A New WorldFilm
Self
★ 7.0
2016
Chico Science: Um Caranguejo ElétricoFilm
Self
★ 9.0
2016
PitangaFilm
Self
★ 5.6
2016
YorimatãFilm
Self
★ 10.0
2016
Vamos TocarTV
Self • 1 episodes
2016
Beard, Hair & StacheFilm
Self
2016
Sandy: Meu Canto - Ao Vivo no Teatro Municipal de NiteróiFilm
Self
2015
Circo Voador - A NaveFilm
Self
★ 6.5
2015
Rogério Duarte, o TropikaoslistaFilm
Self
★ 5.0
2015
André Midani - An Insider’s Story Of Brazilian MusicFilm
Self
2015
Two Friends, a Century of MusicFilm
Self
2014
DominguinhosFilm
Self
★ 7.2
2014
Gilbertos Samba Ao VivoFilm
Self
2014
A BolaFilm
NARRADOR
2014
Copacabana, Mon Amour: A RestauraçãoFilm
Self
2013
ViramundoFilm
Self
★ 5.8
2013
A Farra do CircoFilm
Self
★ 9.0
2013
Festive Land: Carnival in BahiaFilm
Self
★ 8.5
2012
TropicáliaFilm
Self
★ 7.2
2012
Aperana Street 52Film
Self
★ 5.2
2012
Jorge Mautner: Son of the HolocaustFilm
Self
★ 5.0
2012
Futuro do Pretérito: Tropicalismo Now!Film
Self
2011
Especial: Ivete, Gil e CaetanoFilm
Self
★ 9.3
2011
Canções do Exílio: A Labareda Que Lambeu TudoFilm
Self
★ 4.0
2011
Músicos de LatinoaméricaTV
Self • 1 episodes
2011
O Velho Guerreiro Não Morrerá - O Cangaceiro de Lima Barreto 50 Anos DepoisFilm
Self
2011
JMB, O FamigeradoFilm
Self
2010
A Night in 67Film
Self
★ 7.0
2010
2012: Time for ChangeFilm
Self
★ 6.4
2010
Ana Carolina - Multishow Registro Ana Car9lina + Um: 9+1Film
Self
★ 8.5
2010
Gilberto Gil, the Power of MusicFilm
Self
2010
Gilberto Gil – Fé Na FestaFilm
Self
2010
DuetosFilm
Self
2009
Dzi CroquettesFilm
Self
★ 7.7
2009
Loki: Arnaldo BaptistaFilm
Self
★ 6.8
2009
Hello, Hello, Terezinha!Film
Self
★ 6.8
2009
Beyond IpanemaFilm
Self
2008
RiP!: A Remix ManifestoFilm
Self
★ 7.1
2008
Jards Macalé - Um Morcego na Porta PrincipalFilm
Self
2008
The Man Who Bottled CloudsFilm
Self
2008
Beth Carvalho Canta o Samba da BahiaFilm
Self
2008
Permanent Pan-CinemaFilm
Self (voice)
2007
SchenberguianasFilm
Self
2007
Cidade do SambaFilm
Self
2006
Por Toda Minha VidaTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 7.5
2006
Fabricating Tom ZéFilm
Self
★ 5.5
2006
Gal - from Tropicalism to the Present DayFilm
★ 7.0
2006
O Sol - Caminhando Contra o VentoFilm
Self
2006
Por Toda Minha Vida: Elis ReginaFilm
Self
2006
Nenhum Motivo Explica a GuerraFilm
Self
2005
Vinicius de MoraesFilm
Self - Singer 'Formosa'
★ 6.5
2005
Maria Bethânia: Música é PerfumeFilm
Self
★ 7.7
2005
Looking for Black OrpheusFilm
Self
★ 9.0
2005
Phono 73: A Country and its MusicFilm
Self (archive footage)
2004
MTV Ao Vivo: Ivete Sangalo - 10 AnosFilm
Self
★ 8.1
2004
Gilberto Gil : ElectroacústicoFilm
Self
2003
CelebrityTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 7.7
2003
Born To Be BlindFilm
Self (uncredited)
★ 6.8
2003
Agostinho da Silva - A Living ThoughtFilm
Self
2002
Desejos de MulherTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 7.5
2002
Viva São João!Film
Self
★ 7.2
2002
Outros (Doces) BárbarosFilm
Self
★ 8.8
2002
Acústico MTV: Cidade NegraFilm
Self
★ 6.5
2002
Rogério Duprat - Vida de MúsicoFilm
Self
★ 9.0
2002
Gilberto Gil: Kaya N'GandayaFilm
Self
★ 8.0
2001
Samba RiachãoFilm
Self
★ 7.0
2001
O Cinema Segundo Vladimir CarvalhoFilm
Self
★ 4.0
2001
Brésil: La Révolution TropicalisteFilm
2001
Multishow Ao Vivo - BrasilFilm
Self
2001
Brazil's Maria BethâniaFilm
Self
2001
ToquinhoFilm
Self
2000
O Povo BrasileiroTV
Self • 10 episodes
★ 10.0
2000
I WantFilm
(voice)
1998
Pierre Fatumbi Verger: Messenger Between Two WorldsFilm
Self - Narrator
★ 9.0
1997
Ed MortFilm
Silva 5
★ 5.3
1997
Milton Nascimento - A Sede do PeixeFilm
Self
★ 7.5
1996
Bahia de Todos os SambasFilm
Self
★ 8.0
1996
Gilberto Gil: Tempo ReiFilm
Self
1996
Jorge AmadoFilm
Self
1995
The MandarinFilm
Sinhô
★ 4.8
1994
Gilberto Gil: UnpluggedFilm
Self (vocals and acoustic guitar)
1993
Maldito Popular Brasileiro: Arnaldo Dias BaptistaFilm
Self
1992
Beijoqueiro: Portrait of a Serial KisserFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 8.0
1992
Torquato Neto, O Anjo Torto da TropicáliaFilm
Self
1989
ÔríFilm
Self
★ 8.6
1989
Chico, or the Country of the Lost DelicacyFilm
Self
★ 10.0
1989
Dias de EuforiaFilm
Self
1988
Hunting SeasonFilm
Self
★ 5.2
1987
Sacrée soiréeTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 5.7
1987
Black Fragments of Samba - Gilberto Gil, Serene PassionFilm
Self
1986
Talking CinemaFilm
Party Guest
★ 5.0
1986
Criança EsperançaTV
Self • 1 episodes
1986
Chico & CaetanoTV
1986
Infinita TropicáliaFilm
Self
1985
Rock in RioTV
Self - Performer • 1 episodes
1984
Making of - QuilomboFilm
Self
1983
Corações a MilFilm
Ele mesmo
★ 4.3
1983
Gilbertianas BrasileirasFilm
Self
1982
Champs-ElyséesTV
Self • 2 episodes
★ 6.8
1982
Chico Anysio ShowTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 9.0
1981
BrasilFilm
Self
★ 7.7
1980
Grandes NomesTV
Self • 3 episodes
1979
Caterina Valente presents Brazilian musicFilm
Self
1977
The TrapalhõesTV
★ 8.0
1977
Os Doces BárbarosFilm
Self
★ 8.2
1975
Gilberto Gil - RefazendaFilm
Self
1974
Passe LivreFilm
Self
★ 9.0
1974
Álbum de MúsicaFilm
Self
1974
Bahia de Todos os SantosFilm
Self
1972
The DemiurgeFilm
Pã
★ 6.0
1972
Semana de Arte ModernaFilm
himself
1970
O Tempo e o SomFilm
Self
★ 10.0
1969
Bahia, For ExampleFilm
Self
★ 7.5