Grande Otelo
Acting
Born 1915-10-18 · Ubêrlandia, MInas Gerais, Brazil
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
Othelo The Great
Sep 5, 2024
Nelson Pereira dos Santos – A Life of Cinema
May 17, 2023
The Long Voyage of the Yellow Bus
Jan 30, 2023
The Welles Raft
Jun 23, 2022
Katharsys
May 24, 2022
Searching for Makunaima
Nov 19, 2020
Candango: Memoirs from a Festival
Oct 22, 2020
O Samba é Primo do Jazz
Sep 18, 2020
Não Nasci para Deixar meus Olhos Perderem Tempo
Jul 10, 2019
Pressed, Ripped Apart
Jun 6, 2019
Memórias do Grupo Opinião
May 15, 2019
Naked Eye
May 15, 2014
Paulo Gracindo - O Bem Amado
Nov 19, 2009
A Paz é Dourada
Aug 14, 2008
Othelo
Nov 9, 2005
It's All Brazil
Sep 18, 1997
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
Jan 1, 1997
Cachoeiro em Três Tons
Jan 1, 1994
It's All True
Oct 17, 1993
A Embaixatriz do Samba
Jan 1, 1991
Troca de Cabeça
Jan 1, 1991
Boca de Ouro
Apr 4, 1990
Welles' Language
Jan 1, 1990
Abolition
May 13, 1988
Natal da Portela
Feb 19, 1988
Jubiabá
Sep 17, 1987
Running Out of Luck
Feb 2, 1987
Black Fragments of Samba - Zezé Motta, The Enchanted Woman
Jan 1, 1987
Black Fragments of Samba - Gilberto Gil, Serene Passion
Jan 1, 1987
Black Fragments of Samba - Cariocas, The City Musicians
Jan 1, 1987