Grande Otelo
Born October 18, 1915 (Age: 110)
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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.
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.
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Filmography
Paulo Gracindo - O Bem Amado
2009
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as Self
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Age: 94
Othelo
2005
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as Self
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Age: 90
It's All Brazil
1997
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 81
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
1997
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as Self
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Age: 81
Cachoeiro em Três Tons
1994
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as Self
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Age: 78
It's All True
1993
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as Self
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Age: 77
A Embaixatriz do Samba
1991
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as Self
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Age: 75
Troca de Cabeça
1991
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as
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Age: 75
Boca de Ouro
1990
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as
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Age: 74
Welles' Language
1990
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as Narrator
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Age: 74
No Image
Jardim de Alah
1989
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as Alah
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Age: 73
Abolition
1988
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as Himself
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Age: 72
Natal da Portela
1988
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as Seu Napoleão
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Age: 72
Jubiabá
1987
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as Jubiabá
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Age: 71
Running Out of Luck
1987
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as
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Age: 71
Black Fragments of Samba - Cariocas, The City Musicians
1987
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as Self
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Age: 71
Black Fragments of Samba - Zezé Motta, The Enchanted Woman
1987
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as Self
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Age: 71
Black Fragments of Samba - Gilberto Gil, Serene Passion
1987
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as Self
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Age: 71
Black Fragments of Samba - Paulo Moura, Infinite Music
1987
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as
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Age: 71
No Image
Exu-Piá, Coração de Macunaíma
1986
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as
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Age: 70
Brasil
1981
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 66
Noel por Noel
1981
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as
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Age: 65
Asa Branca: A Brazilian Dream
1980
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as
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Age: 64
As Aventuras de Robinson Crusoé
1978
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as Sexta-Feira
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Age: 63
A Noite dos Duros
1978
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as Bides
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Age: 62
A Noiva da Cidade
1978
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as Líbero
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Age: 62
Bloody Gold
1978
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as
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Age: 62
Tem Alguém na Minha Cama
1976
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as
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Age: 60
No Image
The Star Rises
1974
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as Grande Otelo
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Age: 59
Getúlio Vargas
1974
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as (archive footage)
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Age: 58
O Negrinho do Pastoreio
1973
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as
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Age: 58
Cassy Jones, the Magnificent Seducer
1972
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as Porteiro do teatro
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Age: 56
Semana de Arte Moderna
1972
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as himself
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Age: 56
Cômicos... + Cômicos...
1971
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as
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Age: 55
Em Ritmo Jovem
1970
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as
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Age: 54
Não Aperta, Aparício
1970
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as Tonico
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Age: 54
A Doce Mulher Amada
1969
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as Leo
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Age: 53
Macunaima
1969
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as Black Macunaíma / Macunaíma's son
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Age: 53
Alibi
1969
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as tranviere
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Age: 53
The Outsiders
1968
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as
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Age: 52
Massacre no Supermercado
1968
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as Zé Gatinho
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Age: 52
Crônica da Cidade Amada
1965
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as (episódio "Um Pobre Morreu")
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Age: 49
Samba
1965
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as Freitas
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Age: 49
Quero Essa Mulher Assim Mesmo
1963
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as
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Age: 47
Assault on the Pay Train
1962
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as Cachaça
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Age: 46
The Cosmonauts
1962
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as Zenóbio
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Age: 46
O Homem Que Roubou a Copa do Mundo
1961
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as
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Age: 46
O Dono da Bola
1961
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as
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Age: 45
Um Candango na Belacap
1961
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as
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Age: 45
Vai Que é Mole
1960
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as Brancura
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Age: 44
Garota Enxuta
1959
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as
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Age: 43
Pistoleiro Bossa Nova
1959
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as
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Age: 43
Entrei de Gaiato
1959
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as
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Age: 43
Os Três Cangaceiros
1959
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as
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Age: 43
Mulheres à Vista
1959
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as
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Age: 43
Mujeres de fuego
1958
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as
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Age: 43
É de Chuá!
1958
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as
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Age: 42
...E o Bicho Não Deu
1958
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as
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Age: 42
Depois Eu Conto
1956
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as Veludo
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Age: 40
Malandros em Quarta Dimensão
1954
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as
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Age: 39
Paixão nas Selvas
1954
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as
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Age: 39
Matar ou Correr
1954
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as Ciscocada
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Age: 38
A Dupla do Barulho
1953
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as
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Age: 37
Aviso aos Navegantes
1950
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as Azulão
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Age: 34
Não Adianta Chorar
1945
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as
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Age: 29
Black Diamonds
1941
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as Empregado da tendinha
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Age: 25
Blue Sky
1941
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as Chocolate
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Age: 25