Abdias Nascimento

Abdias do Nascimento (March 14, 1914 – May 23, 2011) was a prominent African Brazilian scholar, writer, visual artist, politician, poet, actor, playwright, and Pan-African activist, who created the Black Experimental Theater (1944) and the Black Arts Museum (1950), organized the National Convention of Brazilian Blacks (1946), the First Congress of Brazilian Blacks (1950), and the Third Congress of Black Culture in the Americas (1982). Professor Emeritus, State University of New York at Buffalo, he was the first Afro-Brazilian member of Congress to champion black people's human and civil rights in the National Legislature, where in 1983 he presented the first Brazilian proposals for affirmative action legislation.

Abdias Nascimento is known for work in acting across film and television. New Release currently presents 13 verified screen credits connected to this profile.

Selected work includes Emicida: AmarElo - It's All for Yesterday (2020), De Cabral a George Floyd: Onde Arde o Fogo Sagrado da Liberdade (2020), Abdias do Nascimento - Memória Negra (2008), Ôrí (1989), Fala Mangueira! (1983), Tribunal Bertha Lutz (1982), Othelo The Great (2024), CINEMA NOIR (2004). The recorded credits span 1959 to 2024, including 13 movies and 0 TV shows.

The filmography below lists available titles, release years and known roles. This profile is updated as additional verified information becomes available.