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Grande Otelo

Lived · 78 Born · Oct 18, 1915 From · Ubêrlandia, MInas Gerais, Brazil Films · 129

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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.

Known for

Nelson Pereira dos Santos – A Life of Cinema poster

Nelson Pereira dos Santos – A Life of Cinema

The Long Voyage of the Yellow Bus poster

The Long Voyage of the Yellow Bus

O Samba é Primo do Jazz poster

O Samba é Primo do Jazz

Naked Eye poster

Career timeline

2024

Othelo The Great

Self (archive footage) · 2024

2023

Nelson Pereira dos Santos – A Life of Cinema Notable

Self (archive footage) · 2023

The Long Voyage of the Yellow Bus Notable

2022

The Welles Raft

Himself (Archive Footage) · 2022

2020

Searching for Makunaima

Archive footage · 2020

Candango: Memoirs from a Festival

Self (archive footage) · 2020

O Samba é Primo do Jazz

(imagens de arquivo) · 2020

2019

Não Nasci para Deixar meus Olhos Perderem Tempo

Self (archive footage) · 2019

Pressed, Ripped Apart

(archive footage) · 2019

Memórias do Grupo Opinião

Self (archive footage) · 2019

2014

Self (archive footage) · 2014

2009

Paulo Gracindo - O Bem Amado

2008

A Paz é Dourada Notable

2005

1997

It's All Brazil

Self (archive footage) · 1997

Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional

1994

Cachoeiro em Três Tons

1993

It's All True Notable

1991

A Embaixatriz do Samba Notable

Troca de Cabeça

1990

Boca de Ouro Notable

Welles' Language Notable

Narrator · 1990

1988

Himself · 1988

Natal da Portela Notable

Seu Napoleão · 1988

1987

Jubiabá · 1987

Running Out of Luck

Black Fragments of Samba - Zezé Motta, The Enchanted Woman

1986

It's Not All True

Himself · 1986

Brasa Adormecida

1984

1983

Parahyba Mulher Macho

Seu Pedro · 1983

Fala Mangueira!

Narrator · 1983

1982

Fitzcarraldo Notable

Station Master · 1982

The Brazilwood Man

Príncipe Tourvalou de Blesi · 1982

Frequently appears with

Nelson Pereira dos Santos

Self (archive footage)

Luiz Carlos Barreto

Self (archive footage)

Self (archive footage)

Júlio Bressane

Alessandra Negrini

Full filmography

Othelo The Great poster

Othelo The Great

Nelson Pereira dos Santos – A Life of Cinema poster

Nelson Pereira dos Santos – A Life of Cinema

The Long Voyage of the Yellow Bus poster

The Long Voyage of the Yellow Bus

The Welles Raft poster

The Welles Raft

Katharsys poster

Searching for Makunaima poster

Searching for Makunaima

Candango: Memoirs from a Festival poster

Candango: Memoirs from a Festival

O Samba é Primo do Jazz poster

O Samba é Primo do Jazz

Não Nasci para Deixar meus Olhos Perderem Tempo poster

Não Nasci para Deixar meus Olhos Perderem Tempo

Pressed, Ripped Apart poster

Pressed, Ripped Apart

Memórias do Grupo Opinião poster

Memórias do Grupo Opinião

Naked Eye poster

Paulo Gracindo - O Bem Amado poster

Paulo Gracindo - O Bem Amado

A Paz é Dourada poster

A Paz é Dourada

Othelo poster

It's All Brazil poster

It's All Brazil

Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional poster

Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional

Cachoeiro em Três Tons poster

Cachoeiro em Três Tons

It's All True poster

A Embaixatriz do Samba poster

A Embaixatriz do Samba

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