Grande Otelo
Known for: Acting
Born: October 17, 1915 in Ubêrlandia, MInas Gerais, Brazil - Died: November 25, 1993
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.
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Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
Self
Fitzcarraldo
Station Master
Noel por Noel
Alibi
tranviere
The Agony
Sinhô
Em Ritmo Jovem
Macunaima
Black Macunaíma / Macunaíma's son
It's All True
Self
A Noite dos Duros
Bides
I Loved a Bookie
Passarinho
King of the Cards
Rei do Baralho
Rio, Northern Zone
Espírito da Luz Soares
Getúlio Vargas
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The Hullabaloo Family
Divina Dama
It's All Brazil
Self (archive footage)
Carnaval Atlântida
Miro
Matar ou Correr
Ciscocada
Aviso aos Navegantes
Azulão
Depois Eu Conto
Veludo
A Baronesa Transviada
Benedito
De Pernas Pro Ar
Faísca
It's Not All True
Himself
Também Somos Irmãos
Moleque Miro