Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

176

Gender

Male

Birthday

1942-06-26 (83 years old)

Place of Birth

Salvador, Bahia, Brazil

Also Known As

Gilberto Gil

Biography

Gilberto Passos Gil Moreira, known professionally as Gilberto Gil, is a Brazilian singer-songwriter and politician, known for both his musical innovation and political activism. From 2003 to 2008, he served as Brazil's Minister of Culture in the administration of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

Known For

Acting

Bios: Os Paralamas do Sucesso

2023

Bios: Os Paralamas do Sucesso

as

Self

Maria Bethânia: Música é Perfume

2005

Maria Bethânia: Música é Perfume

as

Self

O Cinema Segundo Vladimir Carvalho

2001

O Cinema Segundo Vladimir Carvalho

as

Self

Amor e Sorte com Gilberto Gil

2020

Amor e Sorte com Gilberto Gil

as

Self

Lupicínio Rodrigues, Confessions of a Sufferer

2022

Lupicínio Rodrigues, Confessions of a Sufferer

as

Self

Tropicália: 50 Anos

2017

Tropicália: 50 Anos

as

Self (archive footage)

Maria: Ninguém Sabe Quem Sou Eu

2022

Maria: Ninguém Sabe Quem Sou Eu

as

Self (archive footage)

Smetak

2018

Smetak

as

Self (archive footage)

Álbum de Música

1974

Álbum de Música

as

Self

Vinicius de Moraes

2005

Vinicius de Moraes

as

Self - Singer 'Formosa'

Bahia de Todos os Santos

1974

Bahia de Todos os Santos

as

Self

Chic Show

2023

Chic Show

as

Self

Dzi Croquettes

2009

Dzi Croquettes

as

Self

Môa, Mother Africa Roots

2023

Môa, Mother Africa Roots

as

Self

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

2011

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

as

Self

Looking for Black Orpheus

2005

Looking for Black Orpheus

as

Self

Maldito Popular Brasileiro: Arnaldo Dias Baptista

1993

Maldito Popular Brasileiro: Arnaldo Dias Baptista

as

Self

Loki: Arnaldo Baptista

2009

Loki: Arnaldo Baptista

as

Self

O Presidente Improvável

2022

O Presidente Improvável

as

Self

I Want

2000

I Want

as

(voice)

Viramundo

2013

Viramundo

as

Self

Gal - from Tropicalism to the Present Day

2006

Gal - from Tropicalism to the Present Day

as

Brésil: La Révolution Tropicaliste

2001

Brésil: La Révolution Tropicaliste

as

Jorge Mautner: Son of the Holocaust

2012

Jorge Mautner: Son of the Holocaust

as

Self

Futuro do Pretérito: Tropicalismo Now!

2012

Futuro do Pretérito: Tropicalismo Now!

as

Self

Gilberto Gil: Tempo Rei

2002

Gilberto Gil: Tempo Rei

as

Self

Dominguinhos

2014

Dominguinhos

as

Self

Pierre Fatumbi Verger: Messenger Between Two Worlds

1998

Pierre Fatumbi Verger: Messenger Between Two Worlds

as

Self - Narrator

The Man Who Bottled Clouds

2008

The Man Who Bottled Clouds

as

Self

Tropicália

2012

Tropicália

as

Self

October

2019

October

as

Self

Os Doces Bárbaros

1977

Os Doces Bárbaros

as

Self

Gilberto Gil: Kaya N'Gandaya

2002

Gilberto Gil: Kaya N'Gandaya

as

Self

Fabricating Tom Zé

2006

Fabricating Tom Zé

as

Self

The Mandarin

1995

The Mandarin

as

Sinhô

Bahia, For Example

1969

Bahia, For Example

as

Self

Brasil

1981

Brasil

as

Self

Jards Macalé - Um Morcego na Porta Principal

2008

Jards Macalé - Um Morcego na Porta Principal

as

Self

A Night in 67

2010

A Night in 67

as

Self

Talking Cinema

1986

Talking Cinema

as

Party Guest

Beyond Ipanema

2009

Beyond Ipanema

as

Self

Bahia de Todos os Sambas

1996

Bahia de Todos os Sambas

as

Self

RiP!: A Remix Manifesto

2008

RiP!: A Remix Manifesto

as

Self

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

2010

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

as

Self

Corações a Mil

1983

Corações a Mil

as

They Shot the Piano Player

2023

They Shot the Piano Player

as

Self (voice)

Jorge Amado

1996

Jorge Amado

as

Self

Festive Land: Carnival in Bahia

2013

Festive Land: Carnival in Bahia

as

Self

Gilberto Gil

Gilberto Gil

as

Self

A Última Vanguarda

2024

A Última Vanguarda

as

Self

Born To Be Blind

2003

Born To Be Blind

as

Self (uncredited)

Canções do Exílio: A Labareda Que Lambeu Tudo

2011

Canções do Exílio: A Labareda Que Lambeu Tudo

as

Self

Samba Riachão

2001

Samba Riachão

as

Self

Dorival Caymmi - Um Homem de Afetos

2024

Dorival Caymmi - Um Homem de Afetos

as

Self

Agostinho da Silva - A Living Thought

2003

Agostinho da Silva - A Living Thought

as

Self

Phono 73: A Country and its Music

2005

Phono 73: A Country and its Music

as

Self (archive footage)

The Demiurge

1972

The Demiurge

as

Pã

Yorimatã

2016

Yorimatã

as

Self

Rogério Duprat - Vida de Músico

2002

Rogério Duprat - Vida de Músico

as

Self

Mito e Música: A Mensagem de Fernando Pessoa

2019

Mito e Música: A Mensagem de Fernando Pessoa

as

Self

The Long Voyage of the Yellow Bus

2023

The Long Voyage of the Yellow Bus

as

Germano Mathias - O Catedrático do Samba

2023

Germano Mathias - O Catedrático do Samba

as

Self

Passe Livre

1974

Passe Livre

as

Self

Nenhum Motivo Explica a Guerra

2006

Nenhum Motivo Explica a Guerra

as

Self

Ed Mort

1997

Ed Mort

as

Silva 5

Making of - Quilombo

1984

Making of - Quilombo

as

Self

Axé: Music of a People

2017

Axé: Music of a People

as

Self

Viva São João!

2002

Viva São João!

as

Self

Beard, Hair & Stache

2016

Beard, Hair & Stache

as

Self

Hunting Season

1988

Hunting Season

as

Self

Acústico MTV: Gilberto Gil

1994

Acústico MTV: Gilberto Gil

as

Self

Outros (Doces) Bárbaros

2003

Outros (Doces) Bárbaros

as

Self

Pitanga

2016

Pitanga

as

Self

Permanent Pan-Cinema

2008

Permanent Pan-Cinema

as

Self (voice)

Cidade do Samba

2007

Cidade do Samba

as

Self

2012: Time for Change

2010

2012: Time for Change

as

Self

Chico Science: Um Caranguejo Elétrico

2016

Chico Science: Um Caranguejo Elétrico

as

Self

MTV ao Vivo: Ivete Sangalo

2004

MTV ao Vivo: Ivete Sangalo

as

Self

Hello, Hello, Terezinha!

2009

Hello, Hello, Terezinha!

as

Self

Chico, or the Country of the Lost Delicacy

1989

Chico, or the Country of the Lost Delicacy

as

Self

Two Friends, a Century of Music

2015

Two Friends, a Century of Music

as

Self

Eu, Meu Pai e Os Cariocas

2017

Eu, Meu Pai e Os Cariocas

as

Self

Gilberto Gil, the Power of Music

2010

Gilberto Gil, the Power of Music

as

Self

Gilberto Gil : Electroacústico

2004

Gilberto Gil : Electroacústico

as

Self

Gilberto Gil - Refazenda

1975

Gilberto Gil - Refazenda

as

Self

Toquinho

2001

Toquinho

as

Self

Rogério Duarte, o Tropikaoslista

2015

Rogério Duarte, o Tropikaoslista

as

Self

Especial: Ivete, Gil e Caetano

2011

Especial: Ivete, Gil e Caetano

as

Self

All Love Songs

2018

All Love Songs

as

Self

O Outro Lado da Memória

2018

O Outro Lado da Memória

as

Self

Copacabana, Mon Amour: A Restauração

2014

Copacabana, Mon Amour: A Restauração

as

Self

Aperana Street 52

2012

Aperana Street 52

as

Self

Caterina Valente presents Brazilian music

1979

Caterina Valente presents Brazilian music

as

Self

Torquato Neto - Every Hour of the End

2017

Torquato Neto - Every Hour of the End

as

Self

Gilberto Gil Antologia Vol.1

2019

Gilberto Gil Antologia Vol.1

as

Self

Dorivando Saravá, o Preto Que Virou Mar

2019

Dorivando Saravá, o Preto Que Virou Mar

as

Self

O Barato de Iacanga

2019

O Barato de Iacanga

as

Self (archive footage)

Brazil's Maria Bethânia

2001

Brazil's Maria Bethânia

as

Self

O Tempo e o Som

1970

O Tempo e o Som

as

Self

Refavela 40

2019

Refavela 40

as

Self

O Sol - Caminhando contra o vento

2006

O Sol - Caminhando contra o vento

as

Self

Circo Voador - A Nave

2015

Circo Voador - A Nave

as

Self

Encontros Tropicais

2020

Encontros Tropicais

as

Self

Torquato Neto, O Anjo Torto da Tropicália

1992

Torquato Neto, O Anjo Torto da Tropicália

as

Self

Black Fragments of Samba - Gilberto Gil, Serene Passion

1987

Black Fragments of Samba - Gilberto Gil, Serene Passion

as

Self

Infinita Tropicália

1986

Infinita Tropicália

as

Self

André Midani - An Insider’s Story Of Brazilian Music

2015

André Midani - An Insider’s Story Of Brazilian Music

as

Self

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

2020

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

as

Self

Ôrí

1989

Ôrí

as

Self

Gilberto Gil – Fé Na Festa

2010

Gilberto Gil – Fé Na Festa

as

Self

Gilberto Gil - Concerto de Cordas & Máquinas de Ritmo

2020

Gilberto Gil - Concerto de Cordas & Máquinas de Ritmo

as

Self

Dê Lembranças a Todos

2018

Dê Lembranças a Todos

as

Self

Pelé

2021

Pelé

as

Self

A Farra do Circo

2013

A Farra do Circo

as

Self

Gilbertianas Brasileiras

1983

Gilbertianas Brasileiras

as

Self

Arraial do Gil

2021

Arraial do Gil

as

Self

Rio 2016 Olympic Opening Ceremony: A New World

2016

Rio 2016 Olympic Opening Ceremony: A New World

as

Self

Jackson: Na Batida do Pandeiro

2019

Jackson: Na Batida do Pandeiro

as

Self

Gilberto Gil: Um Deus em seu Jardim

2021

Gilberto Gil: Um Deus em seu Jardim

as

Self

Toquinho Maravilhoso

2024

Toquinho Maravilhoso

as

Self

Kopenawa: Sonhar a Terra-Floresta

2024

Kopenawa: Sonhar a Terra-Floresta

as

Semana de Arte Moderna

1972

Semana de Arte Moderna

as

himself

Beth Carvalho Canta o Samba da Bahia

2008

Beth Carvalho Canta o Samba da Bahia

as

Self

3 Obás de Xangô

2024

3 Obás de Xangô

as

Gilbertos Samba Ao Vivo

2014

Gilbertos Samba Ao Vivo

as

Gilberto Gil

Nas Ondas de Dorival Caymmi

2024

Nas Ondas de Dorival Caymmi

as

Self

Breaking Myths

2022

Breaking Myths

as

Self (archive footage)

Dias de Euforia

1989

Dias de Euforia

as

Self

Show 60 Anos

2025

Show 60 Anos

as

Self

Samba Infinite

2025

Samba Infinite

as

Librarian

Rita Lee: Mania de Você

2025

Rita Lee: Mania de Você

as

Self

Ritas

2025

Ritas

as

Self (archive footage)

Cazuza: Good News

2025

Cazuza: Good News

as

Self

Duetos

2010

Duetos

as

Self

Celebridade

Celebridade

as

Self

Vamos Tocar

Vamos Tocar

as

Self

Músicos de Latinoamérica

Músicos de Latinoamérica

as

Self

Astral Journey

Astral Journey

as

Self

Criança Esperança

Criança Esperança

as

Self

Grandes Nomes

Grandes Nomes

as

Self

2022

2022

as

Self

Gil Family

Gil Family

as

Self

O Nome Dela é Gal

O Nome Dela é Gal

as

Self

Conversa com Bial

Conversa com Bial

as

Self

O Povo Brasileiro

O Povo Brasileiro

as

Self

Desejos de Mulher

Desejos de Mulher

as

Self

Champs-Elysées

Champs-Elysées

as

Self

Amigos, Sons e Palavras

Amigos, Sons e Palavras

as

Self

Por Toda Minha Vida

Por Toda Minha Vida

as

Self

Sacrée soirée

Sacrée soirée

as

Self

Production

Corações a Mil

1983

Corações a Mil

as

Crew

Reticulum Rex

2003

Reticulum Rex

as

Directing