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Grande Otelo

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthdate

1915-10-18

Day of Death

1993-11-26

Place of Birth

Ubêrlandia, MInas Gerais, Brazil

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.

Filmography (136)

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Othelo The Great

2024
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Nelson Pereira dos Santos – A Life of Cinema

2023
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The Long Voyage of the Yellow Bus

2023
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The Welles Raft

2022
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Katharsys

2022
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Searching for Makunaima

2020
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Candango: Memoirs from a Festival

2020
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O Samba é Primo do Jazz

2020
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Não Nasci para Deixar meus Olhos Perderem Tempo

2019
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Pressed, Ripped Apart

2019
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Memórias do Grupo Opinião

2019
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Naked Eye

2014
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Paulo Gracindo - O Bem Amado

2009
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A Paz é Dourada

2008
⭐ 7.0 Role: Self

Othelo

2005