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Gilberto Gil

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birth DateJun 26, 1942 (84 years old)
Zodiac Sign♋Cancer
Place of BirthSalvador, Bahia, Brazil
Career Span1965 – Present (62 yrs)
Known Credits184 Titles
Official Links
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ActingPopularity Score 0.9

Gilberto Gil

Total Works

184

156 movies • 28 shows

Avg Rating

7.1 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

Pelé
7.3
Pelé
2021•movie
as Self
The Man Who Challenged the Devil
6.9
Role: Songs
All Love Songs
7.3
All Love Songs
2018•movie
as Self
The Assailant
6.0
The Assailant
2009•movie
Role: Songs

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Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 184 titles featuring Gilberto Gil

Pelé
7.3
Pelé
2021•movie

as Self

The Man Who Challenged the Devil
6.9

Role: Songs

All Love Songs
7.3
All Love Songs
2018•movie

as Self

The Assailant
6.0
The Assailant
2009•movie

Role: Songs

Rio, I Love You
4.8
Rio, I Love You
2014•movie

Role: Music

Me, You, Them
6.9
Me, You, Them
2000•movie

Role: Music

They Shot the Piano Player
6.6

as Self (voice)

RiP!: A Remix Manifesto
7.1

as Self

O Barato de Iacanga
7.8

as Self (archive footage)

Celebrity
7.7
1 eps
Celebrity
2003•series

as Self

Copacabana Mon Amour
7.3

Role: Music

Tropicália
7.2
Tropicália
2012•movie

as Self

The Trapalhões
8.0
1 eps
The Trapalhões
1977•series
Vinicius de Moraes
6.5
Vinicius de Moraes
2005•movie

as Self - Singer 'Formosa'

Dzi Croquettes
7.7
Dzi Croquettes
2009•movie

as Self

Sítio do Picapau Amarelo
7.4

Role: Theme Song Performance

Precious Pearl
8.0
Precious Pearl
2013•series

Role: Theme Song Performance

Quilombo
6.9
Quilombo
1984•movie

Role: Original Music Composer

A Night in 67
7.0
A Night in 67
2010•movie

as Self

Axé: Music of a People
7.9

as Self

Loki: Arnaldo Baptista
6.8

as Self

Ed Mort
5.3
Ed Mort
1997•movie

as Silva 5

Rita Lee: Mania de Você
8.2

as Self

2012: Time for Change
6.4

as Self

Viramundo
5.8
Viramundo
2013•movie

as Self

Ritas
8.1
Ritas
2025•movie

as Self (archive footage)

Tent of Miracles
5.2
Tent of Miracles
1977•movie

Role: Music

Dominguinhos
7.2
Dominguinhos
2014•movie

as Self

Os Doces Bárbaros
8.2
Os Doces Bárbaros
1977•movie

as Self

Champs-Elysées
6.8
2 eps
Champs-Elysées
1982•series

as Self

Subway to the Stars
6.4

Role: Music

Jubiabá
5.8
Jubiabá
1987•movie

Role: Original Music Composer

O Salvador da Pátria
7.9

Role: Theme Song Performance

Brasil
7.7
Brasil
1981•movie

as Self

1964: Brazil between weapons and books
6.6

as Himself

Brazil Year 2000
6.6
Brazil Year 2000
1969•movie

Role: Music

Rio's Love Song
6.1
Rio's Love Song
1994•movie

Role: Music

Hipertensão
6.6
Hipertensão
1986•series

Role: Theme Song Performance

Cazuza: Good News
7.6
Cazuza: Good News
2025•movie

as Self

Viramundo
8.6
Viramundo
1965•movie

Role: Theme Song Performance

Maria Bethânia: Música é Perfume
7.7

as Self

Corações a Mil
4.3
Corações a Mil
1983•movie

as Ele mesmo

Rio 2016 Olympic Opening Ceremony: A New World
7.0

as Self

Talking Cinema
5.0
Talking Cinema
1986•movie

as Party Guest

Pitanga
5.6
Pitanga
2016•movie

as Self

Refavela 40
6.3
Refavela 40
2019•movie

as Self

Ôrí
8.6
Ôrí
1989•movie

as Self

Sacrée soirée
5.7
1 eps
Sacrée soirée
1987•series

as Self

Jorge Mautner: Son of the Holocaust
5.0

as Self

The Mandarin
4.8
The Mandarin
1995•movie

as Sinhô

The Demiurge
6.0
The Demiurge
1972•movie

as Pã

The Long Voyage of the Yellow Bus
9.0
7.2
Viva São João!
2002•movie

as Self

Hunting Season
5.2
Hunting Season
1988•movie

as Self

MTV Ao Vivo: Ivete Sangalo - 10 Anos
8.1

as Self

Hello, Hello, Terezinha!
6.8

as Self

Aperana Street 52
5.2
Aperana Street 52
2012•movie

as Self

Breaking Myths
7.9
Breaking Myths
2022•movie

as Self (archive footage)

Show 60 Anos
7.8
Show 60 Anos
2025•movie

as Self

Samba Infinite
5.0
Samba Infinite
2025•movie

as Librarian

Preta - Eu Não Ando Só
9.6

as Self

O Nome Dela é Gal
7.2
4 eps
O Nome Dela é Gal
2017•series

as Self

Desejos de Mulher
7.5
1 eps
Desejos de Mulher
2002•series

as Self

Chico Science: Um Caranguejo Elétrico
9.0

as Self

Especial: Ivete, Gil e Caetano
9.3

as Self

Acústico MTV: Cidade Negra
6.5

as Self

Astral Journey
7.7
1 eps
Astral Journey
2021•series

as Self

Chico Anysio Show
9.0
1 eps
Chico Anysio Show
1982•series

as Self

Maria: Ninguém Sabe Quem Sou Eu
7.0

as Self (archive footage)

Chic Show
9.0
Chic Show
2023•movie

as Self

Fabricating Tom Zé
5.5

as Self

Bahia, For Example
7.5
Bahia, For Example
1969•movie

as Self

Bahia de Todos os Sambas
8.0

as Self

Outros (Doces) Bárbaros
8.8

as Self

Torquato Neto - Every Hour of the End
8.0

as Self

Circo Voador - A Nave
6.5

as Self

A Farra do Circo
9.0
A Farra do Circo
2013•movie

as Self

Milton Nascimento - A Sede do Peixe
7.5

as Self

Dunas do Barato
5.5
Dunas do Barato
2017•movie

as Self (archive footage)

Gil Family
6.0
11 eps
Gil Family
2022•series

as Self

Por Toda Minha Vida
7.5
1 eps
Por Toda Minha Vida
2006•series

as Self

O Repórter do Poder
8.5
3 eps

as Self

Mico Preto
8.5
Mico Preto
1990•series

Role: Theme Song Performance

O Cinema Segundo Vladimir Carvalho
4.0

as Self

Lupicínio Rodrigues, Confessions of a Sufferer
8.5

as Self

Looking for Black Orpheus
9.0

as Self

Gal - from Tropicalism to the Present Day
7.0
Pierre Fatumbi Verger: Messenger Between Two Worlds
9.0

as Self - Narrator

Gilberto Gil: Kaya N'Gandaya
8.0

as Self

Ana Carolina - Multishow Registro Ana Car9lina + Um: 9+1
8.5

as Self

Canções do Exílio: A Labareda Que Lambeu Tudo
4.0

as Self

Samba Riachão
7.0
Samba Riachão
2001•movie

as Self

Yorimatã
10.0
Yorimatã
2016•movie

as Self

Rogério Duprat - Vida de Músico
9.0

as Self

Chico, or the Country of the Lost Delicacy
10.0

as Self

Rogério Duarte, o Tropikaoslista
5.0

as Self

Dorivando Saravá, o Preto Que Virou Mar
10.0

as Self

O Tempo e o Som
10.0
O Tempo e o Som
1970•movie

as Self

Dê Lembranças a Todos
7.0

as Self

Jackson: Na Batida do Pandeiro
4.0

as Self

Gilberto Gil: Um Deus em seu Jardim
2.0

as Self

Beijoqueiro: Portrait of a Serial Kisser
8.0

as Self (archive footage)

2022
6.0
8 eps
2022
2022•series

as Self

Conversa com Bial
8.0
1 eps
Conversa com Bial
2017•series

as Self

O Povo Brasileiro
10.0
10 eps
O Povo Brasileiro
2000•series

as Self

Angélica: 50 & Uns
9.0
1 eps
Angélica: 50 & Uns
2024•series
Viva Cariri
9.0
Viva Cariri
1970•movie

Role: Original Music Composer

Amor e Sorte com Gilberto Gil

as Self

Tropicália: 50 Anos

as Self (archive footage)

Smetak
Smetak
2018•movie

as Self (archive footage)

Álbum de Música
Álbum de Música
1974•movie

as Self

Bahia de Todos os Santos

as Self

Môa, Mother Africa Roots

as Self

O Velho Guerreiro Não Morrerá - O Cangaceiro de Lima Barreto 50 Anos Depois

as Self

Maldito Popular Brasileiro: Arnaldo Dias Baptista

as Self

O Presidente Improvável

as Self

I Want
I Want
2000•movie

as (voice)

Brésil: La Révolution Tropicaliste
Futuro do Pretérito: Tropicalismo Now!

as Self

Gilberto Gil: Tempo Rei

as Self

The Man Who Bottled Clouds

as Self

October
October
2019•movie

as Self

Beyond Ipanema
Beyond Ipanema
2009•movie

as Self

Jards Macalé - Um Morcego na Porta Principal

as Self

A Última Vanguarda

as Self

Dorival Caymmi - Um Homem de Afetos

as Self

Agostinho da Silva - A Living Thought

as Self

Phono 73: A Country and its Music

as Self (archive footage)

Mito e Música: A Mensagem de Fernando Pessoa

as Self

Germano Mathias - O Catedrático do Samba

as Self

Nenhum Motivo Explica a Guerra

as Self

Beard, Hair & Stache

as Self

Gilberto Gil: Unplugged

as Self (vocals and acoustic guitar)

Permanent Pan-Cinema

as Self (voice)

Cidade do Samba
Cidade do Samba
2007•movie

as Self

Two Friends, a Century of Music

as Self

Eu, Meu Pai e Os Cariocas

as Self

Gilberto Gil : Electroacústico

as Self

Gilberto Gil - Refazenda

as Self

O Outro Lado da Memória

as Self

Copacabana, Mon Amour: A Restauração

as Self

Caterina Valente presents Brazilian music

as Self

Gilberto Gil Antologia Vol.1

as Self

Brazil's Maria Bethânia

as Self

O Sol - Caminhando Contra o Vento

as Self

Encontros Tropicais

as Self

Torquato Neto, O Anjo Torto da Tropicália

as Self

Black Fragments of Samba - Gilberto Gil, Serene Passion

as Self

Infinita Tropicália

as Self

André Midani - An Insider’s Story Of Brazilian Music

as Self

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

as Self

Gilberto Gil – Fé Na Festa

as Self

Gilberto Gil - Concerto de Cordas & Máquinas de Ritmo

as Self

Arraial do Gil
Arraial do Gil
2021•movie

as Self

Toquinho Maravilhoso

as Self

Kopenawa: Sonhar a Terra-Floresta
Semana de Arte Moderna

as himself

Beth Carvalho Canta o Samba da Bahia

as Self

3 Obás de Xangô
3 Obás de Xangô
2025•movie

as Self

Gilbertos Samba Ao Vivo

as Self

Nas Ondas de Dorival Caymmi

as Self

Dias de Euforia
Dias de Euforia
1989•movie

as Self

Duetos
Duetos
2010•movie

as Self

Gilberto Gil: Tempo Rei - A Última Turnê

as Self

Gilberto Gil @ Philharmonie De Paris

as Self : Vocals & Guitar

Schenberguianas
Schenberguianas
2007•movie

as Self

Por Toda Minha Vida: Elis Regina

as Self

Bios: Os Paralamas do Sucesso

as Self

JMB, O Famigerado
JMB, O Famigerado
2011•movie

as Self

Sandy: Meu Canto - Ao Vivo no Teatro Municipal de Niterói

as Self

Vamos Tocar
1 eps
Vamos Tocar
2016•series

as Self

Criança Esperança
1 eps
Criança Esperança
1986•series

as Self

Grandes Nomes
3 eps
Grandes Nomes
1980•series

as Self

Amigos, Sons e Palavras
38 eps

as Self

Cazuza Além da Música
2 eps

as Self

Tiny Desk Brazil
1 eps
Tiny Desk Brazil
2025•series

as Self

Chico & Caetano
1 eps
Chico & Caetano
1986•series
Rock in Rio
1 eps
Rock in Rio
1985•series

as Self - Performer

Beste
Beste
1970•movie

Role: Music

Domingo no Parque
Domingo no Parque
1968•movie

Role: Music

brazil is thee haiti is (t)here

Role: Music

Sítio do Picapau Amarelo: O Minotauro

Role: Original Music Composer

Sítio do Picapau Amarelo: Aventuras no Reino das Águas Claras

Role: Theme Song Performance

Sítio do Picapau Amarelo: As Peripécias do Saci

Role: Theme Song Performance