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.

Casted

Fitzcarraldo

Played Station Master

Average Rating

7.6

838 votes

Release Date

Mar 02, 1982

44 years ago
Macunaima

Played Black Macunaíma / Macunaíma's son

Average Rating

6.9

85 votes

Release Date

Sep 03, 1969

57 years ago
Lucio Flavio

Played Dondinho

Average Rating

7.0

37 votes

Release Date

Feb 01, 1977

49 years ago
Rio, Northern Zone

Played Espírito da Luz Soares

Average Rating

8.2

33 votes

Release Date

Aug 26, 1957

69 years ago
Assault on the Pay Train

Played Cachaça

Average Rating

8.0

29 votes

Release Date

Sep 02, 1962

64 years ago
It's All True

Played Self

Average Rating

7.6

16 votes

Release Date

Oct 17, 1993

32 years ago
Quilombo

Played Babá

Average Rating

6.9

14 votes

Release Date

Jun 03, 1984

42 years ago
Samba

Played Freitas

Average Rating

2.6

13 votes

Release Date

Feb 01, 1965

62 years ago
The Brazilwood Man

Played Príncipe Tourvalou de Blesi

Average Rating

4.5

10 votes

Release Date

Feb 22, 1982

44 years ago
Cassy Jones, the Magnificent Seducer

Played Porteiro do teatro

Average Rating

5.2

9 votes

Release Date

Jun 10, 1972

54 years ago
Chinese Viola

Played Self

Average Rating

6.0

7 votes

Release Date

May 31, 1975

51 years ago
Abolition

Played Himself

Average Rating

6.7

7 votes

Release Date

May 13, 1988

38 years ago
Brasil

Played Self (archive footage)

Average Rating

7.5

7 votes

Release Date

Dec 05, 1981

44 years ago
The Agony

Played Sinhô

Average Rating

7.8

6 votes

Release Date

Dec 30, 1976

49 years ago
Carnaval Atlântida

Played Miro

Average Rating

7.3

6 votes

Release Date

Feb 05, 1952

75 years ago
Jubiabá

Played Jubiabá

Average Rating

5.2

6 votes

Release Date

Sep 17, 1987

39 years ago
The Heirs

Played Americo

Average Rating

5.8

6 votes

Release Date

Sep 15, 1970

56 years ago
It's Not All True

Played Himself

Average Rating

6.6

5 votes

Release Date

Aug 22, 1986

40 years ago
O Barão Otelo no Barato dos Bilhões

Played João Otelo dos Anzóis Carapuça

Average Rating

4.8

5 votes

Release Date

May 26, 1971

55 years ago
Sweet Thieves

Played Ruy Zebra

Average Rating

7.0

5 votes

Release Date

May 26, 1977

49 years ago
Asa Branca: A Brazilian Dream

Average Rating

5.6

5 votes

Release Date

Jan 07, 1980

46 years ago
It's All Brazil

Played Self (archive footage)

Average Rating

6.2

4 votes

Release Date

Sep 18, 1997

28 years ago
Matar ou Correr

Played Ciscocada

Average Rating

7.3

4 votes

Release Date

Feb 12, 1954

73 years ago
A Baronesa Transviada

Played Benedito

Average Rating

5.8

4 votes

Release Date

Aug 16, 1957

69 years ago
Pistoleiro Bossa Nova

Average Rating

5.0

4 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1959

68 years ago
The Cosmonauts

Played Zenóbio

Average Rating

6.2

4 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1962

65 years ago
The Long Voyage of the Yellow Bus

Average Rating

9.0

4 votes

Release Date

Jan 30, 2023

3 years ago
Brasa Adormecida

Average Rating

5.0

4 votes

Release Date

Aug 15, 1986

40 years ago
Running Out of Luck

Average Rating

5.8

4 votes

Release Date

Feb 02, 1987

39 years ago
I Loved a Bookie

Played Passarinho

Average Rating

6.3

3 votes

Release Date

Apr 08, 1952

75 years ago
King of the Cards

Played Rei do Baralho

Average Rating

5.7

3 votes

Release Date

Nov 03, 1975

51 years ago
Getúlio Vargas

Played (archive footage)

Average Rating

4.2

3 votes

Release Date

Sep 16, 1974

52 years ago
The Hullabaloo Family

Played Divina Dama

Average Rating

6.0

3 votes

Release Date

May 05, 1970

56 years ago
Também Somos Irmãos

Played Moleque Miro

Average Rating

7.5

3 votes

Release Date

Oct 15, 1949

77 years ago
Natal da Portela

Played Seu Napoleão

Average Rating

7.2

3 votes

Release Date

Feb 19, 1988

38 years ago
Bahia

Average Rating

5.3

3 votes

Release Date

Sep 26, 1976

50 years ago
Parahyba Mulher Macho

Played Seu Pedro

Average Rating

4.5

3 votes

Release Date

Sep 15, 1983

43 years ago
Assim Era a Atlântida

Average Rating

7.5

3 votes

Release Date

Aug 27, 1975

51 years ago
Massacre no Supermercado

Played Zé Gatinho

Average Rating

5.0

3 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1968

59 years ago
Aviso aos Navegantes

Played Azulão

Average Rating

6.5

2 votes

Release Date

Feb 07, 1950

77 years ago
O Dono da Bola

Average Rating

6.0

2 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1961

66 years ago
Mulheres à Vista

Average Rating

5.0

2 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1959

68 years ago
A Rose for Everyone

Average Rating

4.5

2 votes

Release Date

Jan 18, 1967

60 years ago
Paulo Gracindo - O Bem Amado

Played Self

Average Rating

5.8

2 votes

Release Date

Nov 19, 2009

16 years ago
Noel por Noel

Average Rating

6.0

1 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1981

45 years ago
Alibi

Played tranviere

Average Rating

5.0

1 votes

Release Date

Feb 13, 1969

57 years ago
Welles' Language

Played Narrator

Average Rating

6.0

1 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1990

36 years ago
Se Meu Dólar Falasse...

Played Tisiu

Average Rating

5.0

1 votes

Release Date

Mar 08, 1971

55 years ago
Vai Que é Mole

Played Brancura

Average Rating

4.0

1 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1960

67 years ago
É de Chuá!

Average Rating

5.0

1 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1958

69 years ago
Candango: Memoirs from a Festival

Played Self (archive footage)

Average Rating

5.0

1 votes

Release Date

Oct 22, 2020

5 years ago
Os Três Cangaceiros

Average Rating

6.0

1 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1959

68 years ago
Entrei de Gaiato

Average Rating

5.0

1 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1959

68 years ago
Metido a Bacana

Played Coalhada

Average Rating

7.0

1 votes

Release Date

May 24, 1957

69 years ago
The Force of Xango

Played Beicinho

Average Rating

4.0

1 votes

Release Date

May 25, 1977

49 years ago
Mujeres de fuego

Average Rating

2.0

1 votes

Release Date

Dec 15, 1958

68 years ago
The Star Rises

Played Grande Otelo

Average Rating

6.0

1 votes

Release Date

Dec 15, 1974

52 years ago
Com Jeito Vai

Average Rating

7.0

1 votes

Release Date

Dec 15, 1957

69 years ago
O Negrinho do Pastoreio

Average Rating

8.0

1 votes

Release Date

Dec 15, 1973

53 years ago
Nelson Pereira dos Santos – A Life of Cinema

Played Self (archive footage)

Average Rating

7.0

1 votes

Release Date

May 17, 2023

2 years ago
...E o Bicho Não Deu

Average Rating

5.0

1 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1958

69 years ago
A Embaixatriz do Samba

Played Self

Average Rating

7.0

1 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1991

35 years ago
... E O Mundo Se Diverte

Average Rating

5.0

1 votes

Release Date

Mar 09, 1949

78 years ago
Boca de Ouro

Average Rating

7.0

1 votes

Release Date

Apr 04, 1990

36 years ago
Luz dos Meus Olhos

Average Rating

6.0

1 votes

Release Date

Jun 11, 1947

79 years ago
As Aventuras de Robinson Crusoé

Played Sexta-Feira

Average Rating

5.0

1 votes

Release Date

Dec 28, 1978

47 years ago
Romance Proibido

Average Rating

9.5

1 votes

Release Date

Dec 14, 1944

82 years ago
O Samba é Primo do Jazz

Played (imagens de arquivo)

Average Rating

6.0

1 votes

Release Date

Sep 18, 2020

5 years ago
Naked Eye

Played Self (archive footage)

Average Rating

6.0

1 votes

Release Date

May 15, 2014

12 years ago
Searching for Makunaima

Played Archive footage

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Nov 19, 2020

5 years ago
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional

Played Self

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1997

29 years ago
Em Ritmo Jovem

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Sep 27, 1970

56 years ago
A Noite dos Duros

Played Bides

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Oct 14, 1978

48 years ago
Depois Eu Conto

Played Veludo

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jul 27, 1956

70 years ago
De Pernas Pro Ar

Played Faísca

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jul 12, 1957

69 years ago
A Doce Mulher Amada

Played Leo

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Sep 17, 1969

57 years ago
Othelo The Great

Played Self (archive footage)

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Sep 05, 2024

1 year ago
Carnaval no Fogo

Played Empregado do Hotel

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1949

78 years ago
Pé na Tábua

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1957

70 years ago
Garota Enxuta

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1959

68 years ago
Um Candango na Belacap

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1961

66 years ago
Katharsys

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

May 24, 2022

3 years ago
Aventuras d'um Detetive Português

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1975

52 years ago
Cachoeiro em Três Tons

Played Self

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1994

32 years ago
Exu-Piá, Coração de Macunaíma

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jan 26, 1986

40 years ago
Othelo

Played Self

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Nov 09, 2005

20 years ago
Não Nasci para Deixar meus Olhos Perderem Tempo

Played Self (archive footage)

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jul 10, 2019

6 years ago
A Noiva da Cidade

Played Líbero

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

May 26, 1978

48 years ago
Quero Essa Mulher Assim Mesmo

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

May 26, 1963

63 years ago
Doomed Lovers

Played Focinho

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jun 02, 1967

59 years ago
Memórias do Grupo Opinião

Played Self (archive footage)

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

May 15, 2019

6 years ago
Paixão nas Selvas

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Dec 07, 1954

72 years ago
Moleque Tião

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Dec 07, 1943

83 years ago
O Homem Que Roubou a Copa do Mundo

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Dec 11, 1961

65 years ago
Crônica da Cidade Amada

Played (episódio "Um Pobre Morreu")

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Sep 24, 1965

61 years ago
Malandros em Quarta Dimensão

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Dec 15, 1954

72 years ago
Barnabé, You Are Mine

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Dec 16, 1952

74 years ago
Ladrão de Bagdá

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Dec 15, 1976

50 years ago
Tem Alguém na Minha Cama

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1976

50 years ago
The Outsiders

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jan 27, 1968

59 years ago

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