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Grande Otelo

Grande Otelo

Acting Born Oct 18, 1915 -- Died Nov 26, 1993 · 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.

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Also Known For

Fitzcarraldo
7.6
movie
Fitzcarraldo
as Station Master
1982
Macunaima
6.9
movie
Macunaima
as Black Macunaíma / Macunaíma's son
1969
Lucio Flavio
7.0
movie
Lucio Flavio
as Dondinho
1977
Rio, Northern Zone
8.2
movie
Rio, Northern Zone
as Espírito da Luz Soares
1957
Assault on the Pay Train
8.0
movie
Assault on the Pay Train
as Cachaça
1962
It's All True
7.6
movie
It's All True
as Self
1993
The Trapalhões
7.9
tv
The Trapalhões
as Ele mesmo (em Uberlândia)
1977
Quilombo
6.9
movie
Quilombo
as Babá
1984
Samba
2.6
movie
Samba
as Freitas
1965
The Brazilwood Man
4.5
movie
The Brazilwood Man
as Príncipe Tourvalou de Blesi
1982
Cassy Jones, the Magnificent Seducer
5.2
movie
Cassy Jones, the Magnificent Seducer
as Porteiro do teatro
1972
Rebirth
7.8
tv
Rebirth
as Seu Francisco
1993