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Grande Otelo

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

October 18, 1915(78)

Day of Death

November 26, 1993

Place of Birth

Ubêrlandia, MInas Gerais, Brazil

Also Known As

Grande OtheloGrande OthelloГранди ОтелуGrande Otelloグランデ・オセロ
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Grande Otelo

Acting

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

Filmography