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Grande Otelo

Oct 18, 1915 - Nov 26, 1993 (78 years old) in Ubêrlandia, MInas Gerais, Brazil

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

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Sinhá Moça
Justo de Sá
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Água Viva
Canivete
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Renascer
Seu Francisco
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Mandala
Jonas Caetano Barbosa
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A Gata Comeu
Self
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O Bem-Amado
Boca de Tramela
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Grandes Nomes
Self
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Fitzcarraldo
Station Master
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Uma Rosa com Amor
Pimpinoni
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República
Patápio dos Prazeres

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