Gilberto Gil
Known for: Acting
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
Series
The Trapalhões
1977
Series
Champs-Elysées
Self
1982
Series
Sacrée soirée
Self
1987
Series
Chico Anysio Show
Self
1982
Series
Celebrity
Self
2003
Series
Desejos de Mulher
Self
2002
Series
Conversa com Bial
Self
2017
Series
Gil Family
Self
2022
Film
Toquinho Maravilhoso
Self
2024
Series
Criança Esperança
Self
1986
Series
Grandes Nomes
Self
1980
Series
Por Toda Minha Vida
Self
2006
Film
Samba Riachão
Self
2001
Passe Livre
Self
1974
Film
Chic Show
Self
2023
Series
Rock in Rio
Self - Performer
1985
Film
Refavela 40
Self
2019
Film
Infinita Tropicália
Self
1986
Series
Astral Journey
Self
2021
Series
Astral Journey
2021
Series
Chico & Caetano
1986
Film
Yorimatã
Self
2016
Film
Samba Infinito
Librarian
2025
Series
O Povo Brasileiro
Self
2000
Singing Earth
Himself
2025
Film
October
Self
2019
Film
Ôrí
Self
1989
Series
Angélica: 50 & Uns
2024
Series
Cazuza Além da Música
Self
2025
Film
Tropicália
Self
2012
Film
Kopenawa: Sonhar a Terra-Floresta
2026
Film
Gilberto Gil @ Philharmonie De Paris
Self : Vocals & Guitar
2025
Series
2022
Self
2022
Series
Tiny Desk Brazil
Self
2025
Gilbertianas Brasileiras
Self
1983
Series
Vamos Tocar
Self
2016
Series
Amigos, Sons e Palavras
Self
2018
Film
Ritas
Self (archive footage)
2025
Series
O Repórter do Poder
Self
2023
Series
O Nome Dela é Gal
Self
2017
Film
Jards Macalé - Um Morcego na Porta Principal
Self
2008
Film
Preta - Eu Não Ando Só
Self
2026
Film
O Outro Lado da Memória
Self
2018
Film
Dzi Croquettes
Self
2009
Film
Pelé
Self
2021
Film
Rogério Duprat - Vida de Músico
Self
2002
Film
The Demiurge
Pã
1972
Film
Ney Behind the Masks
Self
2026
Film
Phono 73: A Country and its Music
Self (archive footage)
2005
Film
Dominguinhos
Self
2014
Film
All Love Songs
Self
2018
Film
They Shot the Piano Player
Self (voice)
2023
Film
Looking for Black Orpheus
Self
2005
Film
Brésil: La Révolution Tropicaliste
2001
Film
Maria: Ninguém Sabe Quem Sou Eu
Self (archive footage)
2022
Film
Eu, Meu Pai e Os Cariocas
Self
2017
Film
A Farra do Circo
Self
2013
Beat - a film about Jazz
himself
2025
Film
Amor e Sorte com Gilberto Gil
Self
2020
Film
Bios: Os Paralamas do Sucesso
Self
2023
Músicos de Latinoamérica
Self
2011
Multishow Ao Vivo - Brasil
Self
2001
Film
I Want
(voice)
2000
Film
Por Toda Minha Vida: Elis Regina
Self
2006
Film
Gilberto Gil: Um Deus em seu Jardim
Self
2021
Noites de João
Ele próprio
2025
Festive Land: Carnival in Bahia
Self
2013
Film
2012: Time for Change
Self
2010
Film
MTV Ao Vivo: Ivete Sangalo - 10 Anos
Self
2004
Film
O Barato de Iacanga
Self (archive footage)
2019
A Bola
NARRADOR
2014
Film
A Última Vanguarda
Self
2024
Film
Rogério Duarte, o Tropikaoslista
Self
2015
Film
Circo Voador - A Nave
Self
2015
Film
3 Obás de Xangô
Self
2025
Film
Hunting Season
Self
1988
Film
Viramundo
Self
2013
Gilberto Gil, the Power of Music
Self
2010
Film
RiP!: A Remix Manifesto
Self
2008
Film
Maria Bethânia: Música é Perfume
Self
2005
Film
Outros (Doces) Bárbaros
Self
2002
Film
Dunas do Barato
Self (archive footage)
2017
Film
Acústico MTV: Cidade Negra
Self
2002
Film
Fabricating Tom Zé
Self
2006
Film
Encontros Tropicais
Self
2020
Film
Gilberto Gil – Fé Na Festa
Self
2010
Gilberto Gil
Self
Film
Schenberguianas
Self
2007
Film
Môa, Mother Africa Roots
Self
2023
Film
Smetak
Self (archive footage)
2018
Film
Permanent Pan-Cinema
Self (voice)
2008
Film
Germano Mathias - O Catedrático do Samba
Self
2023
Film
Cazuza: Good News
Self
2025
Film
The Man Who Bottled Clouds
Self
2008
Film
JMB, O Famigerado
Self
2011
Film
The Long Voyage of the Yellow Bus
2023
Film
Gilberto Gil : Electroacústico
Self
2004
Film
Especial: Ivete, Gil e Caetano
Self
2011
Film
Breaking Myths
Self (archive footage)
2022
Film
1964: Brazil between weapons and books
Himself
2019
Film
Álbum de Música
Self
1974
Film
Brazil's Maria Bethânia
Self
2001
Film
Lupicínio Rodrigues, Confessions of a Sufferer
Self
2022
Film
Milton Nascimento - A Sede do Peixe
Self
1997
Film
Rita Lee: Mania de Você
Self
2025
Film
Beijoqueiro: Portrait of a Serial Kisser
Self (archive footage)
1992
Film
Two Friends, a Century of Music
Self
2015
Film
A Night in 67
Self
2010
Film
Show 60 Anos
Self
2025
Film
Caterina Valente presents Brazilian music
Self
1979
Film
Gilberto Gil: Unplugged
Self (vocals and acoustic guitar)
1994
Film
Vinicius de Moraes
Self - Singer 'Formosa'
2005
Film
Dorival Caymmi - Um Homem de Afetos
Self
2024
Film
Gilbertos Samba Ao Vivo
Self
2014
Film
Nas Ondas de Dorival Caymmi
Self
2024
Film
Beth Carvalho Canta o Samba da Bahia
Self
2008
Film
Talking Cinema
Party Guest
1986
Film
Pierre Fatumbi Verger: Messenger Between Two Worlds
Self - Narrator
1998
Film
Chico, or the Country of the Lost Delicacy
Self
1989
Film
Dê Lembranças a Todos
Self
2018
Film
O Sol - Caminhando Contra o Vento
Self
2006
Film
Bahia de Todos os Sambas
Self
1996
Film
Gilberto Gil: Kaya N'Gandaya
Self
2002
Film
Pitanga
Self
2016
Film
O Tempo e o Som
Self
1970
Film
Axé: Music of a People
Self
2017
Film
André Midani - An Insider’s Story Of Brazilian Music
Self
2015
Film
Rio 2016 Olympic Opening Ceremony: A New World
Self
2016
Film
Hello, Hello, Terezinha!
Self
2009
Film
Gilberto Gil - Concerto de Cordas & Máquinas de Ritmo
Self
2020
Film
Sandy: Meu Canto - Ao Vivo no Teatro Municipal de Niterói
Self
2016
Film
O Velho Guerreiro Não Morrerá - O Cangaceiro de Lima Barreto 50 Anos Depois
Self
2011
Film
Jorge Mautner: Son of the Holocaust
Self
2012
Film
Ana Carolina - Multishow Registro Ana Car9lina + Um: 9+1
Self
2010
Film
Futuro do Pretérito: Tropicalismo Now!
Self
2012
Film
Gilberto Gil: Tempo Rei - A Última Turnê
Self
2025
Film
Chico Science: Um Caranguejo Elétrico
Self
2016
Film
Torquato Neto - Every Hour of the End
Self
2017
Film
Dias de Euforia
Self
1989
Film
Dorivando Saravá, o Preto Que Virou Mar
Self
2019
Film
Gilberto Gil Antologia Vol.1
Self
2019
Film
Agostinho da Silva - A Living Thought
Self
2003
Film
Black Fragments of Samba - Gilberto Gil, Serene Passion
Self
1987
Film
Semana de Arte Moderna
himself
1972
Film
De Cabral a George Floyd: Onde Arde o Fogo Sagrado da Liberdade
Self
2020
Film
The Mandarin
Sinhô
1995
Born To Be Blind
Self (uncredited)
2003
Film
O Cinema Segundo Vladimir Carvalho
Self
2001
Film
Ed Mort
Silva 5
1997
Film
Beard, Hair & Stache
Self
2016
Film
Nenhum Motivo Explica a Guerra
Self
2006
Film
Os Doces Bárbaros
Self
1977
Film
O Presidente Improvável
Self
2022
Film
Bahia, For Example
Self
1969
Film
Brasil
Self
1981
Film
Jackson: Na Batida do Pandeiro
Self
2019
Film
Aperana Street 52
Self
2012
Film
Gilberto Gil: Tempo Rei
Self
1996
Film
Bahia de Todos os Santos
Self
1974
Film
Torquato Neto, O Anjo Torto da Tropicália
Self
1992
Film
Maldito Popular Brasileiro: Arnaldo Dias Baptista
Self
1993
Film
Loki: Arnaldo Baptista
Self
2009
Film
Beyond Ipanema
Self
2009
Film
Mito e Música: A Mensagem de Fernando Pessoa
Self
2019
Film
Cidade do Samba
Self
2007
Film
Copacabana, Mon Amour: A Restauração
Self
2014
Film
Arraial do Gil
Self
2021
Jorge Amado
Self
1996
Viva São João!
Self
2002
Film
A Virada
2026
Film
Gal - from Tropicalism to the Present Day
2006
Film
Gilberto Gil - Refazenda
Self
1975
Film
Corações a Mil
Ele mesmo
1983
Film
Canções do Exílio: A Labareda Que Lambeu Tudo
Self
2011
Making of - Quilombo
Self
1984
Toquinho
Self
2001
Film
Tropicália: 50 Anos
Self (archive footage)
2017
Film
Duetos
Self
2010