Acting
Grande Otelo
Born October 18, 1915 Died November 26, 1993 Ubêrlandia, MInas Gerais, Brazil
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
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Othelo The Great
2024·Documentary
7.0
Nelson Pereira dos Santos – A Life of Cinema
2023·Documentary
9.0
The Long Voyage of the Yellow Bus
2023·Documentary
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The Welles Raft
2022·Documentary
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Katharsys
2022
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Searching for Makunaima
2020·Documentary
5.0
Candango: Memoirs from a Festival
2020·Documentary
6.0
O Samba é Primo do Jazz
2020·Documentary
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Não Nasci para Deixar meus Olhos Perderem Tempo
2019·Documentary
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Pressed, Ripped Apart
2019·Documentary
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Memórias do Grupo Opinião
2019·Documentary
6.0
Naked Eye
2014·Documentary
5.8
Paulo Gracindo - O Bem Amado
2009·Documentary
9.0
A Paz é Dourada
2008·Documentary
7.0
Othelo
2005·Documentary
6.4
It's All Brazil
1997·Documentary
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Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
1997·Documentary
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Cachoeiro em Três Tons
1994·Documentary
7.6
It's All True
1993·Documentary
7.0
A Embaixatriz do Samba
1991·Documentary
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Troca de Cabeça
1991
8.0
Boca de Ouro
1990·Drama
7.3
Welles' Language
1990·Documentary
6.9
Abolition
1988·Documentary