Grande Otelo
Known for: Actor
Born: 18 October 1915, Ubêrlandia, MInas Gerais, Brazil
Died: 26 November 1993
Credits: 60+ titles
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.
Filmography
The Long Voyage of the Yellow Bus
Katharsys
Searching for Makunaima
O Samba é Primo do Jazz
Pressed, Ripped Apart
A Paz é Dourada
Jequitibá
Estados Anysios de Chico City
Troca de Cabeça
Escolinha do Professor Raimundo
A, E, I, O... Urca
Boca de Ouro
Welles' Language
Republic
Jardim de Alah
Natal da Portela
Mandala
Jubiabá
Running Out of Luck
Black Fragments of Samba - Paulo Moura, Infinite Music
Brasa Adormecida
Little Missy
Exu-Piá, Coração de Macunaíma
Quilombo
Parahyba Mulher Macho
Fala Mangueira!
Chico Anysio Show
Fitzcarraldo
The Brazilwood Man
O Amor é Nosso!
Obrigado, Doutor
Noel por Noel
O Bem-Amado
Água Viva
Asa Branca: A Brazilian Dream
Feijão Maravilha
As Aventuras de Robinson Crusoé
A Noite dos Duros
A Noiva da Cidade
Bloody Gold
Maria, Maria
Sweet Thieves
The Force of Xango
The Trapalhões
Lucio Flavio
The Agony
Ladrão de Bagdá
Carioca Tigre
Bahia
O Flagrante
Tem Alguém na Minha Cama
King of the Cards
Assim Era a Atlântida
Deixa, Amorzinho... Deixa
Bravo!
Aventuras d'um Detetive Português
The Star Rises
Getúlio Vargas
O Negrinho do Pastoreio
Os Ossos do Barão