Grande Otelo
Born
18 October 1915 (110)
Place of Birth
Ubêrlandia, MInas Gerais, Brazil
Also known as
Grande Othelo, Grande Othello
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 ofte...
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 (40)
Othelo The Great
2024
Nelson Pereira dos Santos – A Life of Cinema
2023
The Long Voyage of the Yellow Bus
2023
The Welles Raft
2022
Katharsys
2022
Searching for Makunaima
2020
Candango: Memoirs from a Festival
2020
O Samba é Primo do Jazz
2020
Não Nasci para Deixar meus Olhos Perderem Tempo
2019
Pressed, Ripped Apart
2019
Memórias do Grupo Opinião
2019
Naked Eye
2014
Paulo Gracindo - O Bem Amado
2009
A Paz é Dourada
2008
Othelo
2005
It's All Brazil
1997
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
1997
Cachoeiro em Três Tons
1994
It's All True
1993
A Embaixatriz do Samba
1991
Troca de Cabeça
1991
Boca de Ouro
1990
Welles' Language
1990
Jardim de Alah
1989
Abolition
1988
Natal da Portela
1988
Jubiabá
1987
Running Out of Luck
1987
Black Fragments of Samba - Zezé Motta, The Enchanted Woman
1987
Black Fragments of Samba - Gilberto Gil, Serene Passion
1987
Black Fragments of Samba - Cariocas, The City Musicians
1987
Black Fragments of Samba - Paulo Moura, Infinite Music
1987
It's Not All True
1986
Brasa Adormecida
1986
Exu-Piá, Coração de Macunaíma
1986
Quilombo
1984
Parahyba Mulher Macho
1983
Fala Mangueira!
1983
Fitzcarraldo
1982
The Brazilwood Man
1982