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
all 147
Movies 135
self 26
TV Shows 12
Narrator 2
(Archive Footage)

O Pó da Terra (2024)
Movie
Self (archive footage)

Nelson Pereira dos Santos – A Life of Cinema (2023)
Movie
ArchiveFootage

The Welles Raft (2022)
Movie
Archive footage

Searching for Makunaima (2020)
Movie
Self (archive footage)

Candango: Memoirs from a Festival (2020)
Movie
Self (archive footage)

Não Nasci para Deixar meus Olhos Perderem Tempo (2019)
Movie
ArchiveFootage

Pressed, Ripped Apart (2019)
Movie
Self (archive footage)

Memórias do Grupo Opinião (2019)
Movie
Seu Francisco

Renascer (1993)
TV
Narrator

Welles' Language (1990)
Movie
Patápio dos Prazeres

República (1989)
TV
Seu Napoleão

Natal da Portela (1988)
Movie
Jonas Caetano

Mandala (1987)
TV
Jubiabá

Jubiabá (1987)
Movie
Justo de Sá

Sinhá Moça (1986)
TV
Seu Pedro

Parahyba Mulher Macho (1983)
Movie
Narrator

Fala Mangueira! (1983)
Movie
Station master

Fitzcarraldo (1982)
Movie
3.5
Príncipe Tourvalou de Blesi

The Brazilwood Man (1982)
Movie
Boca de Tramela

O Bem-Amado (1980)
TV
Canivete

Água Viva (1980)
TV
Benevides

Feijão Maravilha (1979)
TV
Sexta-Feira

As Aventuras de Robinson Crusoé (1978)
Movie
Ruy Zebra

Sweet Thieves (1977)
Movie
Dondinho

Lucio Flavio (1977)
Movie
Grande Otelo

The Star Rises (1974)
Movie
(archive footage)

Getúlio Vargas (1974)
Movie
João Otelo dos Anzóis Carapuça

O Barão Otelo no Barato dos Bilhões (1971)
Movie
The Taxi Driver

O Donzelo (1971)
Movie
Américo

The Heirs (1970)
Movie
Divina Dama

A Familia do Barulho (1970)
Movie
Black Macunaíma

Macunaima (1969)
Movie
Tranviere

Alibi (1969)
Movie
(segment "Papo Amarelo")

The Outsiders (1968)
Movie
Ze Gatinho

Massacre no Supermercado (1968)
Movie
Focinho

Doomed Lovers (1967)
Movie
Freitas

Samba (1965)
Movie
Zenóbio

The Cosmonauts (1962)
Movie
Emanuel Davis Júnior

Um Candango na Belacap (1961)
Movie
Brancura

Vai Que é Mole (1960)
Movie
Bartolomeu

Pistoleiro Bossa Nova (1959)
Movie
Laurindo

É de Chuá! (1958)
Movie
Espírito da Luz

Rio, Zona Norte (1957)
Movie
Coalhada

Metido a Bacana (1957)
Movie
Cabeleira

Pé na Tábua (1957)
Movie
Ciscocada

Matar ou Correr (1954)
Movie
Passarinho

I Loved a Bookie (1952)
Movie
Assistant

Carnaval Atlântida (1952)
Movie
Rapadura

Três Vagabundos (1952)
Movie
Moleque Miro

Também Somos Irmãos (1949)
Movie
Lamparina

É com Este que Eu Vou (1948)
Movie
Empregado da tendinha

Black Diamonds (1941)
Movie
Boneco de Piche

Laranja da China (1940)
Movie
Sebastião

Onde Estás, Felicidade? (1939)
Movie
Information
Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1915-10-18
Deathday1993-11-26 (78 years old)
Birth PlaceUberlândia, Brazil
ChildrenJosé Prata
CitizenshipsBrazil
Also Known AsGrande Othelo, Grande Othello, Гранди Отелу, Grande Otello
AwardsOrdem do Mérito Cultural
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