Grande Otelo

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

October 18, 1915

died

November 26, 1993

place of birth

Ubêrlandia, MInas Gerais, Brazil

also known as

Grande Othelo · Grande Othello · Гранди Отелу · Grande Otello

total credits

50 movies

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.

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Known For

Filmography

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Fitzcarraldo
7.6

Fitzcarraldo

1982as Station Master
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional

Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional

1997as Self
Othelo The Great

Othelo The Great

2024as Self (archive footage)
Running Out of Luck
5.8

Running Out of Luck

1987
Quilombo
6.9

Quilombo

1984as Babá
Macunaima
6.9

Macunaima

1969as Black Macunaíma / Macunaíma's son
Terra Violenta
9.0

Terra Violenta

1949
Boca de Ouro
8.0

Boca de Ouro

1990
It's Not All True
6.9

It's Not All True

1986as Himself
O Flagrante
8.0

O Flagrante

1976
Alibi
6.0

Alibi

1969as tranviere
A Rose for Everyone
6.0

A Rose for Everyone

1967
The Heirs
6.4

The Heirs

1970as Americo
Sweet Thieves
7.0

Sweet Thieves

1977as Ruy Zebra
Lucio Flavio
7.0

Lucio Flavio

1977as Dondinho
Samba
3.1

Samba

1965as Freitas
The Outsiders
9.0

The Outsiders

1968
Black Fragments of Samba - Cariocas, The City Musicians

Black Fragments of Samba - Cariocas, The City Musicians

1987as Self
Rio, Northern Zone
8.2

Rio, Northern Zone

1957as Espírito da Luz Soares
Brasil
7.5

Brasil

1981as Self (archive footage)
Nelson Pereira dos Santos – A Life of Cinema
7.0

Nelson Pereira dos Santos – A Life of Cinema

2023as Self (archive footage)
Carioca Tigre
9.0

Carioca Tigre

1976as Omero
Parahyba Mulher Macho
5.9

Parahyba Mulher Macho

1983as Seu Pedro
Memórias do Grupo Opinião

Memórias do Grupo Opinião

2019as Self (archive footage)
A Dupla do Barulho
9.0

A Dupla do Barulho

1953
Naked Eye
6.0

Naked Eye

2014as Self (archive footage)
It's All True
7.6

It's All True

1993as Self
Também Somos Irmãos
7.6

Também Somos Irmãos

1949as Moleque Miro
Asa Branca: A Brazilian Dream
5.8

Asa Branca: A Brazilian Dream

1980
The Long Voyage of the Yellow Bus
9.0

The Long Voyage of the Yellow Bus

2023
The Brazilwood Man
5.0

The Brazilwood Man

1982as Príncipe Tourvalou de Blesi
Natal da Portela
7.1

Natal da Portela

1988as Seu Napoleão
Chinese Viola
6.0

Chinese Viola

1975as Self
Black Fragments of Samba - Gilberto Gil, Serene Passion

Black Fragments of Samba - Gilberto Gil, Serene Passion

1987as Self
Crônica da Cidade Amada
7.0

Crônica da Cidade Amada

1965as (episódio "Um Pobre Morreu")
Paulo Gracindo - O Bem Amado
5.8

Paulo Gracindo - O Bem Amado

2009as Self
Brasa Adormecida
6.0

Brasa Adormecida

1986
The Agony
7.8

The Agony

1976as Sinhô
Aviso aos Navegantes
7.0

Aviso aos Navegantes

1950as Azulão
I Loved a Bookie
7.0

I Loved a Bookie

1952as Passarinho
A Noiva da Cidade
8.0

A Noiva da Cidade

1978as Líbero
Jubiabá
5.6

Jubiabá

1987as Jubiabá
Candango: Memoirs from a Festival
5.0

Candango: Memoirs from a Festival

2020as Self (archive footage)
Black Fragments of Samba - Zezé Motta, The Enchanted Woman

Black Fragments of Samba - Zezé Motta, The Enchanted Woman

1987as Self
King of the Cards
6.2

King of the Cards

1975as Rei do Baralho
Assault on the Pay Train
8.0

Assault on the Pay Train

1962as Cachaça
Luz dos Meus Olhos
7.5

Luz dos Meus Olhos

1947
The Welles Raft

The Welles Raft

2022as Himself (Archive Footage)
Bahia
6.3

Bahia

1976
Doomed Lovers
8.0

Doomed Lovers

1967as Focinho