Grande Otelo
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Searching for Makunaima
as Archive footage
2020
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
as Self
1997
Fitzcarraldo
as Station Master
1982
Noel por Noel
1981
Alibi
as tranviere
1969
The Agony
as Sinhô
1976
Em Ritmo Jovem
1970
Macunaima
as Black Macunaíma / Macunaíma's son
1969
It's All True
as Self
1993
A Noite dos Duros
as Bides
1978
I Loved a Bookie
as Passarinho
1952
King of the Cards
as Rei do Baralho
1975
Rio, Northern Zone
as Espírito da Luz Soares
1957
Getúlio Vargas
as (archive footage)
1974
The Hullabaloo Family
as Divina Dama
1970
It's All Brazil
as Self (archive footage)
1997
Carnaval Atlântida
as Miro
1952
Aviso aos Navegantes
as Azulão
1950
Matar ou Correr
as Ciscocada
1954
A Baronesa Transviada
as Benedito
1957
TV Appearances
Bandeira 2
as Zé Catimba
1971
Grandes Nomes
as Self
1980
Água Viva
as Canivete
1980
Rebirth
as Seu Francisco
1993
A Gata Comeu
as Self
1985
Sinhá Moça
as Justo de Sá
1986
Mandala
as Jonas Caetano Barbosa
1987
Republic
as Patápio dos Prazeres
1989
Escolinha do Professor Raimundo
as Eustáquio
1990
O Bem-Amado
as Boca de Tramela
1980
Feijão Maravilha
as Benevides
1979
Chico Anysio Show
as Eustáquio
1982