Grande Otelo
Acting · Born 1915-10-18 · age 78 at death · Ubêrlandia, MInas Gerais, Brazil
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.
Titles
Fitzcarraldo
Macunaima
Lucio Flavio
Rio, Northern Zone
Assault on the Pay Train
The Trapalhões
Quilombo
Samba
The Brazilwood Man
Cassy Jones, the Magnificent Seducer
Jequitibá
Escolinha do Professor Raimundo
The Agony
Carnaval Atlântida
Jubiabá
Running Out of Luck
The Heirs
Feijão Maravilha
Matar ou Correr
O Barão Otelo no Barato dos Bilhões
Sweet Thieves
Asa Branca: A Brazilian Dream
Little Missy
I Loved a Bookie
King of the Cards
The Rowdy Family
A Baronesa Transviada
Pistoleiro Bossa Nova
Parahyba Mulher Macho
The Cosmonauts
Brasa Adormecida
Água Viva
Bravo!
Getúlio Vargas
Também Somos Irmãos
Natal da Portela
O Dono da Bola
Bahia
Assim Era a Atlântida
The Long Voyage of the Yellow Bus
Massacre no Supermercado
Aviso aos Navegantes
Mulheres à Vista
A Rose for Everyone
O Bem-Amado
Chico Anysio Show
Uma Rosa com Amor
A, E, I, O... Urca
Noel por Noel
Alibi
Se Meu Dólar Falasse...
É de Chuá!
Os Três Cangaceiros
Entrei de Gaiato
Metido a Bacana
The Force of Xango
Mujeres de fuego
The Star Rises
Com Jeito Vai
...E o Bicho Não Deu