Grande Otelo
Acting
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.
Born: October 18, 1915 · Ubêrlandia, MInas Gerais, Brazil
Filmography (29)
It's All True
1993
Actor
TV
Rebirth
1993
Actor: Seu Francisco
TV
Escolinha do Professor Raimundo
1990
Actor: Eustáquio
Abolition
1988
Actor: Himself
TV
Mandala
1987
Actor: Jonas Caetano Barb…
Jubiabá
1987
Actor: Jubiabá
It's Not All True
1986
Actor: Himself
TV
A Gata Comeu
1985
Actor
Quilombo
1984
Actor: Babá
TV
Chico Anysio Show
1982
Actor: EustáquioActor: Various Characters
Fitzcarraldo
1982
Actor: Station Master
The Brazilwood Man
1982
Actor: Príncipe Tourvalou…
Brasil
1981
Actor: Self (archive foot…
TV
Água Viva
1980
Actor: Canivete
TV
Feijão Maravilha
1979
Actor: Benevides
TV
Maria, Maria
1978
Actor: Preto Maravilha
TV
The Trapalhões
1977
Actor: Ele mesmo (em Uber…Actor: Ele mesmo
Lucio Flavio
1977
Actor: Dondinho
The Agony
1976
Actor: Sinhô
TV
Bravo!
1975
Actor: Malaquias
Chinese Viola
1975
Actor
Cassy Jones, the Magnificent Seducer
1972
Actor: Porteiro do teatro
TV
Caso Especial
1971
Actor: Nogueira
The Heirs
1970
Actor: Americo
Macunaima
1969
Actor: Black Macunaíma / …
Samba
1965
Actor: Freitas
Assault on the Pay Train
1962
Actor: Cachaça
Rio, Northern Zone
1957
Actor: Espírito da Luz So…
Carnaval Atlântida
1952
Actor: Miro