Grande Otelo
Actor
Date of birth: October 18, 1915Date of death: November 26, 1993 (78)City: 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.
Filmography
27 roles1990s1 role
1980s3 roles
1970s8 roles
1960s3 roles
1950s9 roles
1940s2 roles
1930s1 role
