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Grande Otelo Biography and Full Filmography - MovieWise

Quick Facts

Born:
1915-10-18

Birthplace:
Ubêrlandia, MInas Gerais, Brazil

Credits:
160 Total Roles

Grande Otelo

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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.

Known For

Full Filmography

Year Title Role
2024 Othelo The Great MOVIE Self (archive footage)
2023 Nelson Pereira dos Santos – A Life of Cinema MOVIE Self (archive footage)
2023 The Long Voyage of the Yellow Bus MOVIE Self
2022 The Welles Raft MOVIE Himself (Archive Footage)
2022 Katharsys MOVIE Self
2020 Searching for Makunaima MOVIE Archive footage
2020 Candango: Memoirs from a Festival MOVIE Self (archive footage)
2020 O Samba é Primo do Jazz MOVIE (imagens de arquivo)
2019 Não Nasci para Deixar meus Olhos Perderem Tempo MOVIE Self (archive footage)
2019 Pressed, Ripped Apart MOVIE (archive footage)

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