Grande Otelo
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.
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 1915-10-18 · Ubêrlandia, MInas Gerais, Brazil
- Died
- 1993-11-26
Known for
- Fitzcarraldo (1982) — Station Master
- Macunaima (1969) — Black Macunaíma / Macunaíma's son
- Lucio Flavio (1977) — Dondinho
- Rio, Northern Zone (1957) — Espírito da Luz Soares
- Assault on the Pay Train (1962) — Cachaça
- It's All True (1993) — Self
- The Trapalhões (1977) — Ele mesmo (em Uberlândia)
- Quilombo (1984) — Babá
- Samba (1965) — Freitas
- The Brazilwood Man (1982) — Príncipe Tourvalou de Blesi
- Cassy Jones, the Magnificent Seducer (1972) — Porteiro do teatro
- Jubiabá (1987) — Jubiabá
- Jequitibá (1993) — Seu Francisco
- A Gata Comeu (1985) — Self
- Escolinha do Professor Raimundo (1990) — Eustáquio
- The Agony (1976) — Sinhô