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Grande Otelo

Grande Otelo

Acting1915Ubêrlandia, MInas Gerais, Brazil

Biography

Grande Otelo, pseudonym of Sebastião Bernardes de Souza Prata OMC (Uberlândia, October 18, 1915 – Roissy-en-France, November 26, 1993), was a Brazilian actor, comedian, singer, producer and composer. He was an artist in Rio's casinos and in the so-called revue theater, he participated in several successful Brazilian films, including the famous chanchadas in the 1940s and 1950s, which he starred in in partnership with the comic Oscarito, and the film version of Macunaíma, made in 1969. He is often cited as one of the most important actors in Brazilian history.

Acting History

2024
Othelo The Great
as Self (archive footage)
2022
The Welles Raft
as Himself (Archive Footage)
2020
Candango: Memoirs from a Festival
as Self (archive footage)
Searching for Makunaima
as Archive footage
O Samba é Primo do Jazz
as (imagens de arquivo)
2019
Memórias do Grupo Opinião
as Self (archive footage)
Pressed, Ripped Apart
as (archive footage)
2014
Naked Eye
as Self (archive footage)
2008
2005
Othelo
as Self
1993
Rebirth
TVas Seu Francisco
1989
Republic
TVas Patápio dos Prazeres
1988
Abolition
as Himself
Natal da Portela
as Seu Napoleão
1986
1985
A Gata Comeu
TVas Self2 eps
1984
Quilombo
as Babá
1983
1982
Fitzcarraldo
as Station Master
The Brazilwood Man
as Príncipe Tourvalou de Blesi
Chico Anysio Show
TVas Eustáquio / Various Characters
1981
Brasil
as Self (archive footage)
1980
Água Viva
TVas Canivete
Grandes Nomes
TVas Self
O Bem-Amado
TVas Boca de Tramela
1979
Feijão Maravilha
TVas Benevides
1977
Sweet Thieves
as Ruy Zebra
Lucio Flavio
as Dondinho
1974
Getúlio Vargas
as (archive footage)
The Star Rises
as Grande Otelo
1971
O Barão Otelo no Barato dos Bilhões
as João Otelo dos Anzóis Carapuça
O Donzelo
as Motorista de Taxi
Caso Especial
TVas Nogueira
Bandeira 2
TVas Zé Catimba
Linguinha
TVas Cassius Ali
1969
Alibi
as tranviere
Macunaima
as Black Macunaíma / Macunaíma's son
1965
Samba
as Freitas
Crônica da Cidade Amada
as (episódio "Um Pobre Morreu")
1962
1960
Vai Que é Mole
as Brancura
1956
1950
1948
1941
Black Diamonds
as Empregado da tendinha
Blue Sky
as Chocolate
1940
Laranja da China
as Boneco de Pixe

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
10/18/1915
Day of Death
11/26/1993
Place of Birth
Ubêrlandia, MInas Gerais, Brazil