Grande Otelo

Grande Otelo (October 18, 1915 – November 26, 1993) was the stage name of Brazilian actor, comedian, singer, and composer Sebastião Bernardes de Souza Prata. Otelo was born in Uberlândia, and was orphaned as a child. He kept running away from the families that adopted him; only when he took up art did his life become settled.

Grande Otelo started his film career in 1935 in the movie Noites Cariocas. He was also renowned for the comic duo he formed with Oscarito.

He died, aged 78, in Paris, France.

Selected filmography

• Noites Cariocas (1935)
• Samba in Berlin (1943)
• Berlin to the Samba Beat (1944)
• Vai que É Mole (1960)
• Una rosa per tutti (1967)
• Alibi (1969)
• Macunaíma (1969)
• Lucio Flavio (1977)
• Fitzcarraldo (1982)
• Quilombo (1984)
• Jubiabá (1986)

External links

• Grande Otelo at the Internet Movie Database

The corresponding article for Grande Otelo in Portuguese can be found at https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grande_Otelo .