Grande Otelo

October 18, 1915 — 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.

Movie

Fitzcarraldo

1982

Movie

Macunaima

1969

Movie

Rio, Northern Zone

1957

Movie

Assault on the Pay Train

1962

Movie

Quilombo

1984

TV Show

Escolinha do Professor Raimundo

1990

TV Show

Renascer

1993

Movie

Abolition

1988