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

Fitzcarraldo

as Station Master

Macunaima

as Black Macunaíma / Macunaíma's son

Lucio Flavio

as Dondinho

Rio, Zona Norte

as Espírito da Luz Soares

Assault on the Pay Train

as Cachaça

It's All True

as Self

Samba

as Freitas

Quilombo

as Babá

The Brazilwood Man

as Príncipe Tourvalou de Blesi

Cassy Jones, O Magnífico Sedutor

as Porteiro do teatro