Grande Otelo
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.
Filmography
Othelo The Great
as Self (archive footage)
Othelo The Great
as Self (archive footage)
Nelson Pereira dos Santos – A Life of Cinema
as Self (archive footage)
Nelson Pereira dos Santos – A Life of Cinema
as Self (archive footage)
The Long Voyage of the Yellow Bus
The Long Voyage of the Yellow Bus
The Welles Raft
as Himself (Archive Footage)
The Welles Raft
as Himself (Archive Footage)
Katharsys
Katharsys
Searching for Makunaima
as Archive footage
Searching for Makunaima
as Archive footage
Candango: Memoirs from a Festival
as Self (archive footage)
Candango: Memoirs from a Festival
as Self (archive footage)
O Samba é Primo do Jazz
as (imagens de arquivo)
O Samba é Primo do Jazz
as (imagens de arquivo)
Não Nasci para Deixar meus Olhos Perderem Tempo
as Self (archive footage)
Não Nasci para Deixar meus Olhos Perderem Tempo
as Self (archive footage)
Pressed, Ripped Apart
as (archive footage)
Pressed, Ripped Apart
as (archive footage)
Memórias do Grupo Opinião
as Self (archive footage)
Memórias do Grupo Opinião
as Self (archive footage)
Naked Eye
as Self (archive footage)
Naked Eye
as Self (archive footage)
Paulo Gracindo - O Bem Amado
as Self
Paulo Gracindo - O Bem Amado
as Self
A Paz é Dourada
as Lepto
A Paz é Dourada
as Lepto
Othelo
as Self
Othelo
as Self
It's All Brazil
as Self (archive footage)
It's All Brazil
as Self (archive footage)
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
as Self
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
as Self
Cachoeiro em Três Tons
as Self
Cachoeiro em Três Tons
as Self
It's All True
as Self
It's All True
as Self
A Embaixatriz do Samba
as Self
A Embaixatriz do Samba
as Self
Troca de Cabeça
Troca de Cabeça
Boca de Ouro
Boca de Ouro
Welles' Language
as Narrator
Welles' Language
as Narrator
Jardim de Alah
as Alah
Jardim de Alah
as Alah
Abolition
as Himself
Abolition
as Himself
Natal da Portela
as Seu Napoleão
Natal da Portela
as Seu Napoleão
Jubiabá
as Jubiabá
Jubiabá
as Jubiabá
Running Out of Luck
Running Out of Luck
Black Fragments of Samba - Zezé Motta, The Enchanted Woman
as Self
Black Fragments of Samba - Zezé Motta, The Enchanted Woman
as Self
Black Fragments of Samba - Gilberto Gil, Serene Passion
as Self
Black Fragments of Samba - Gilberto Gil, Serene Passion
as Self
Black Fragments of Samba - Cariocas, The City Musicians
as Self
Black Fragments of Samba - Cariocas, The City Musicians
as Self
Black Fragments of Samba - Paulo Moura, Infinite Music
Black Fragments of Samba - Paulo Moura, Infinite Music
It's Not All True
as Himself
It's Not All True
as Himself
Brasa Adormecida
Brasa Adormecida
Exu-Piá, Coração de Macunaíma
Exu-Piá, Coração de Macunaíma
Parahyba Mulher Macho
as Seu Pedro
Parahyba Mulher Macho
as Seu Pedro
Fala Mangueira!
as Narrator
Fala Mangueira!
as Narrator
Fitzcarraldo
as Station Master
Fitzcarraldo
as Station Master
The Brazilwood Man
as Príncipe Tourvalou de Blesi
The Brazilwood Man
as Príncipe Tourvalou de Blesi
Brasil
as Self (archive footage)
Brasil
as Self (archive footage)
Noel por Noel
Noel por Noel
Asa Branca: A Brazilian Dream
Asa Branca: A Brazilian Dream
A Noiva da Cidade
as Líbero
A Noiva da Cidade
as Líbero
Bloody Gold
Bloody Gold
Sweet Thieves
as Ruy Zebra
Sweet Thieves
as Ruy Zebra
The Force of Xango
as Beicinho
The Force of Xango
as Beicinho
Lucio Flavio
as Dondinho
Lucio Flavio
as Dondinho
The Agony
as Sinhô
The Agony
as Sinhô
Ladrão de Bagdá
Ladrão de Bagdá
Carioca Tigre
as Omero
Carioca Tigre
as Omero
Bahia
Bahia
O Flagrante
O Flagrante
King of the Cards
as Rei do Baralho
King of the Cards
as Rei do Baralho
Assim Era a Atlântida
Assim Era a Atlântida
Aventuras d'um Detetive Português
Aventuras d'um Detetive Português
The Star Rises
as Grande Otelo
The Star Rises
as Grande Otelo
Getúlio Vargas
as (archive footage)
Getúlio Vargas
as (archive footage)
Cassy Jones, the Magnificent Seducer
as Porteiro do teatro
Cassy Jones, the Magnificent Seducer
as Porteiro do teatro
Semana de Arte Moderna
as himself
Semana de Arte Moderna
as himself
Cômicos... + Cômicos...
Cômicos... + Cômicos...
O Barão Otelo no Barato dos Bilhões
as João Otelo dos Anzóis Carapuça
O Barão Otelo no Barato dos Bilhões
as João Otelo dos Anzóis Carapuça
Se Meu Dólar Falasse...
as Tisiu
Se Meu Dólar Falasse...
as Tisiu
O Donzelo
as Motorista de Taxi
O Donzelo
as Motorista de Taxi
Sebastião Prata, ou Bem Dizendo, Grande Otelo
as Self
Sebastião Prata, ou Bem Dizendo, Grande Otelo
as Self
Em Ritmo Jovem
Em Ritmo Jovem
The Heirs
as Americo
The Heirs
as Americo
The Rowdy Family
as Divina Dama
The Rowdy Family
as Divina Dama
Não Aperta, Aparício
as Tonico
Não Aperta, Aparício
as Tonico
A Doce Mulher Amada
as Leo
A Doce Mulher Amada
as Leo
Macunaima
as Black Macunaíma / Macunaíma's son
Macunaima
as Black Macunaíma / Macunaíma's son
Alibi
as tranviere
Alibi
as tranviere
The Outsiders
The Outsiders
Massacre no Supermercado
as Zé Gatinho
Massacre no Supermercado
as Zé Gatinho
Samba
as Freitas
Samba
as Freitas
Assault on the Pay Train
as Cachaça
Assault on the Pay Train
as Cachaça
The Cosmonauts
as Zenóbio
The Cosmonauts
as Zenóbio
O Dono da Bola
O Dono da Bola
Vai Que é Mole
as Brancura
Vai Que é Mole
as Brancura
Pistoleiro Bossa Nova
Pistoleiro Bossa Nova
Os Três Cangaceiros
Os Três Cangaceiros
Mujeres de fuego
Mujeres de fuego
É de Chuá!
É de Chuá!
Rio, Northern Zone
as Espírito da Luz Soares
Rio, Northern Zone
as Espírito da Luz Soares
Metido a Bacana
as Coalhada
Metido a Bacana
as Coalhada
Pé na Tábua
Pé na Tábua
Depois Eu Conto
as Veludo
Depois Eu Conto
as Veludo
I Loved a Bookie
as Passarinho
I Loved a Bookie
as Passarinho
Aviso aos Navegantes
as Azulão
Aviso aos Navegantes
as Azulão
Também Somos Irmãos
as Moleque Miro
Também Somos Irmãos
as Moleque Miro
Terra Violenta
Terra Violenta
That's What I'm Gonna Do
as Lamparina
That's What I'm Gonna Do
as Lamparina
Luz dos Meus Olhos
Luz dos Meus Olhos
The World is a Tambourine
The World is a Tambourine
Não Adianta Chorar
Não Adianta Chorar
Tristezas Não Pagam Dívidas
Tristezas Não Pagam Dívidas
Caminho do Céu
Caminho do Céu
Onde Estás, Felicidade?
as Sebastião
Onde Estás, Felicidade?
as Sebastião
Noites Cariocas
Noites Cariocas