Acting
Grande Otelo
1915-1993
Known for Fitzcarraldo, Macunaima, Rio, Northern Zone.
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Born10/18/1915
Died11/26/1993
AgeDied at 78
BirthplaceUbêrlandia, MInas Gerais, Brazil
DepartmentActing
Also known asGrande Othelo, Grande Othello, Гранди Отелу, Grande Otello, グランデ・オセロ, Sebastião Bernardes de Souza Prata
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.
