Grande Otelo
Known For
Acting
Born
1915-10-18 in Ubêrlandia, MInas Gerais, Brazil
Died
1993-11-26
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.
Most Known For
The Trapalhões
as Ele mesmo (em Uberlândia)
The Trapalhões
as Ele mesmo
Sinhá Moça
as Justo de Sá
Rebirth
as Seu Francisco
Mandala
as Jonas Caetano Barbosa
Feijão Maravilha
as Benevides
A Gata Comeu
as Self
Água Viva
as Canivete
Escolinha do Professor Raimundo
as Eustáquio
Carioca Tigre
as Omero
Caso Especial
as Nogueira
Macunaima
as Black Macunaíma / Macunaíma's son
Os Ossos do Barão
as bêbado
O Flagrante
Getúlio Vargas
as (archive footage)
Uma Rosa com Amor
as Pimpinoni
Estados Anysios de Chico City
O Bem-Amado
as Boca de Tramela
Fitzcarraldo
as Station Master
The Agony
as Sinhô