Person file · Acting
Grande Otelo
Born 1915-10-18Ubêrlandia, 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.
Screen work
Movies & roles
Othelo The GreatSelf (archive footage)Nelson Pereira dos Santos – A Life of CinemaSelf (archive footage)The Long Voyage of the Yellow BusRoleThe Welles RaftHimself (Archive Footage)KatharsysRoleSearching for MakunaimaArchive footageCandango: Memoirs from a FestivalSelf (archive footage)O Samba é Primo do Jazz(imagens de arquivo)Não Nasci para Deixar meus Olhos Perderem TempoSelf (archive footage)Pressed, Ripped Apart(archive footage)Memórias do Grupo OpiniãoSelf (archive footage)Naked EyeSelf (archive footage)Paulo Gracindo - O Bem AmadoSelfA Paz é DouradaLeptoOtheloSelfIt's All BrazilSelf (archive footage)Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema NacionalSelfCachoeiro em Três TonsSelfIt's All TrueSelfA Embaixatriz do SambaSelfTroca de CabeçaRoleBoca de OuroRoleWelles' LanguageNarratorJardim de AlahAlah