Known For
Acting
Birthday
October 18, 1915
Place of Birth
Ubêrlandia, MInas Gerais, Brazil
Also Known As
- Grande Othelo
- Grande Othello
- Гранди Отелу
- Grande Otello
- グランデ・オセロ
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.
Known For - Movies
Fitzcarraldo
as Station Master
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
as Self
Macunaima
as Black Macunaíma / Macunaíma's son
Candango: Memoirs from a Festival
as Self (archive footage)
Running Out of Luck
Alibi
as tranviere
Lucio Flavio
as Dondinho
The Long Voyage of the Yellow Bus
Rio, Northern Zone
as Espírito da Luz Soares
Samba
as Freitas
Known For - TV Shows
The Trapalhões
as Ele mesmo (em Uberlândia)
The Trapalhões
as Ele mesmo
Rebirth
as Seu Francisco
A Gata Comeu
as Self
Chico Anysio Show
as Eustáquio
Chico Anysio Show
as Various Characters
Mandala
as Jonas Caetano Barbosa
Água Viva
as Canivete
Maria, Maria
as Preto Maravilha
Caso Especial
as Nogueira