Grande Otelo
Date of birth: 1915-10-18
Place of birth: Ubêrlandia, MInas Gerais, Brazil
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Grande Othelo, Grande Othello, Гранди Отелу, Grande Otello, グランデ・オセロ
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.
Movie Credits
Searching for Makunaima
2020-11-19
Searching for Makunaima is a cultural and historical account of the most Brazilian character there i
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
1997-01-01
"Portraits and excerpts from Brazilian films from all times. Actors, directors and images that affir
Fitzcarraldo
1982-03-02
Fitzcarraldo is a dreamer who plans to build an opera house in Iquitos, in the Peruvian Amazon, so,
Noel por Noel
1981-01-01
Homage to the great Brazilian samba songwriter Noel Rosa (1910-1937).
Alibi
1969-02-13
Three friends meeting after the absence of one of them for 15 years out of the country. This sudden
The Agony
1976-12-30
Cropped hair, a rosemary branch behind the ear, yellow shirt of shiny satin, he's behind the wheel o
Em Ritmo Jovem
1970-09-27
Macunaima
1969-09-03
Born a fully grown black man in a village in the Brazilian jungle, Macunaíma later magically transfo
It's All True
1993-10-17
A documentary about Orson Welles's unfinished three-part film about South America.
A Noite dos Duros
1978-10-14
I Loved a Bookie
1952-04-08
Intent on offering his fiancée a better life, countryman heads for Rio de Janeiro in search of a pla
King of the Cards
1975-11-03
In a movie studio, the actors are getting made up and the crew is waiting to begin shooting the film
Rio, Northern Zone
1957-08-26
A talented songwriter of sambas is forced to face the social injustices of the city around him.
Getúlio Vargas
1974-09-16
Documentary on one of Brazil's most controversial personalities: Getúlio Vargas, an ex-president.
The Hullabaloo Family
1970-05-05
A dysfunctional family, composed of a prostitute and two gay men, one strong and the other fragile a
It's All Brazil
1997-09-18
A film essay about Brazil discovered through Orson Welles' eyes during the shooting of It's All True
Carnaval Atlântida
1952-02-05
Movie producer Cecílio B. de Milho is intent on filming an epic about Helen of Troy, while some of t
Matar ou Correr
1954-02-12
"High Noon" spoof. Kid Bolha and Ciscocada, two clumsy swindlers, arrive at a violent Old West town
Aviso aos Navegantes
1950-02-07
In Buenos Aires, Frederico hides in a ship going to Rio de Janeiro to travel for free. But Azulão, t
Depois Eu Conto
1956-07-27
Zé da Bomba dreams of being rich, and his neighbour dreams of being an artist and having an affair w
A Baronesa Transviada
1957-08-16
Manicurist finds out she's the daughter of a rich baroness, and inherits her fortune. Now, she'll ha
De Pernas Pro Ar
1957-07-12
A street vendor and a servant theater, newly unemployed, accidentally swap their briefcases trinkets
It's Not All True
1986-08-22
Orson Welles goes to Brazil to shoot his documentary It's All True.
Também Somos Irmãos
1949-10-15
Renato and Miro are black brothers raised by a white family in an old mansion in Rio de Janeiro. Ren
Natal da Portela
1988-02-19
Biography of one of the legendary names in the Samba genre of Brazilian music. Although he could har
A Doce Mulher Amada
1969-09-17
A soap opera idol, lonely despite his fame and wealth, seeks a woman for companionship. He becomes i
Lucio Flavio
1977-02-01
The story of a famous Brazilian bandit in the early 1970s and his fight against a paramilitary organ
Othelo The Great
2024-09-05
A beautifully told story using archival footage to explore the life of Grande Otelo, a groundbreakin
Carnaval no Fogo
1949-01-01
A gang, leaded by the unknown and mysterious Anjo, robs a jewelry and schedules a meeting in the Cop
Welles' Language
1990-01-01
Orson Welles acted in Brazilian culture and music by deeply researching Brazil's historical geology,
Se Meu Dólar Falasse...
1971-03-08
Bums find $15,000 in trash, but the money belonged to criminals.
O Dono da Bola
1961-01-01
Young man participates in TV contests to help the girl he loves using the money he expects to win.
Vai Que é Mole
1960-01-01
A group of scoundrels want to make it by planning hoaxes.
Pé na Tábua
1957-01-01
Petrônio drives a bus and his friend Cabeleira is a ticket collector. When Petrônio's sister needs m
Mulheres à Vista
1959-01-01
Pistoleiro Bossa Nova
1959-01-01
Two friends are looking for a quiet place where they can rest awhile. Soon they find the town they'd
Garota Enxuta
1959-01-01
Um Candango na Belacap
1961-01-01
During the inauguration of Brasília, Brazil's brand new capital city, singer and ballerina Gilda hid
Katharsys
2022-05-24
É de Chuá!
1958-01-01
The film narrates the adventures of the trickster Juca Moleza in the carnival while he has to deal w
Chinese Viola
1975-05-31
The rare short film presents a curious dialogue between filmmaker Julio Bressane and actor Grande Ot
Assault on the Pay Train
1962-09-02
Based on true events in Rio de Janeiro, in 1960, when a gang having the infamous outlaw Tião Medonho
Aventuras d'um Detetive Português
1975-01-01
Cachoeiro em Três Tons
1994-01-01
Exu-Piá, Coração de Macunaíma
1986-01-26
The hero without character is back. Here, two Macunaímas encounter with one mission in common which
Jubiabá
1987-09-17
Jubiabá is a French-Brazilian film based on the homonymous novel by Jorge Amado. The film tells the
Candango: Memoirs from a Festival
2020-10-22
In 1965, a year after the military coup in Brazil, an oasis of freedom opened in the country's capit
Othelo
2005-11-09
Carlos Sebastião Prata Filho watches, for the first time, an interview given in 1963 by his father:
Não Nasci para Deixar meus Olhos Perderem Tempo
2019-07-10
The fading of composer Zé Keti’s career. The sad portrait of Brazilian Congress closed in 1977. The
The Brazilwood Man
1982-02-22
Fantasy comedy about Brazilian writer Oswald de Andrade, one of the most important icons of Modernis
Samba
1965-02-01
Singer Laura Monteiro (Montiel) is murdered by her old protector João Fernandes de Oliveira (Giachet
Quilombo
1984-06-03
Quilombo dos Palmares was a real-life democratic society, created in Brazil in the 17th century. Thi
Bahia
1976-09-26
The adventures of Otalia, a strangely innocent young Brazilian prostitute who has just arrived in Sa
Os Três Cangaceiros
1959-01-01
A small town is invaded by bandits who kidnap a rich man's daughter and other young girls. A group o
Entrei de Gaiato
1959-01-01
Januário is a con man who, with the help of his equally con-artist friends, stays at the luxurious H
Parahyba Mulher Macho
1983-09-15
Account an important part of the history of Brazil, through its main character, Anayde Beiriz a poet
O Barão Otelo no Barato dos Bilhões
1971-05-26
João-Sem-Direção knows Carvalhaes that proposes a blow to him. John does not accept the proposal, bu
Metido a Bacana
1957-05-24
Tired of royalty, the prince of Araquelândia switches identities with a popcorn maker look-alike so
Assim Era a Atlântida
1975-08-27
The Force of Xango
1977-05-25
Tonho Tiê really likes living free, playing capoeira and drinking. During Carnival he meets beautifu
The Cosmonauts
1962-01-01
After the success of the first Brazilian space mission, a scientist intends to accomplish an even mo
A Noiva da Cidade
1978-05-26
When Daniela, a famous actress, decides to return to her hometown to reconnect with a simpler lifest
Sweet Thieves
1977-05-26
After assaulting a Hollywood film crew, a group of residents of a community in Rio de Janeiro decide
Quero Essa Mulher Assim Mesmo
1963-05-26
Doomed Lovers
1967-06-02
The legend of Tristan and Isolde is one of the most beautiful love epics ever conceived. Richard Wag
Asa Branca: A Brazilian Dream
1980-01-07
Story of a modest but talented soccer player for an obscure club in a small Brazilian town who comes
Memórias do Grupo Opinião
2019-05-15
Follows the story of Opinião, a theatre group created in 1964 during the early Brazilian dictatorshi
A Rose for Everyone
1967-01-18
A vivacious woman tries to please all of her lovers but finds she can't handle the jealousy that eru
Paixão nas Selvas
1954-12-07
Moleque Tião
1943-12-07
O Homem Que Roubou a Copa do Mundo
1961-12-11
Crônica da Cidade Amada
1965-09-24
Eleven small stories, loving chronicles about Rio de Janeiro and its people, written by some of the
Mujeres de fuego
1958-12-15
The Star Rises
1974-12-15
A veteran popular singer remembers her early days before fame as a humble woman who faced many obsta
Malandros em Quarta Dimensão
1954-12-15
Com Jeito Vai
1957-12-15
Two new recruits at a fire station headquarter engage in a competition between two sergeants in pers
Barnabé, You Are Mine
1952-12-16
A cleaner accidentely stills a secret formula and get mistaken for the heir prince of an old kingdom
Ladrão de Bagdá
1976-12-15
O Negrinho do Pastoreio
1973-12-15
Tem Alguém na Minha Cama
1976-01-01
The Outsiders
1968-01-27
Guilherme, who has the police on his trail for having been involved with a niece of the mayor of his
Nelson Pereira dos Santos – A Life of Cinema
2023-05-17
For six decades, the cinema of Nelson Pereira dos Santos has projected Brazil into the eyes of the w
...E o Bicho Não Deu
1958-01-01
While trying to break an "animal game" gambling scheme, Det. Bartolomeu hits his head, and the gambl
Três Vagabundos
1952-01-01
A scientist swaps the mind of banker and an idiot by accident.
É Com Este Que Eu Vou
1948-01-01
A hard working man goes to São Paulo to look for his twin brother unaware that he's famous for his l
Onde Estás, Felicidade?
1939-04-17
Badly advised by a high-class friend (who covets her husband) and by her scatterbrained father (alwa
The Long Voyage of the Yellow Bus
2023-01-30
For this behemoth, Bressane took his opera omnia and edited it in an order that first adheres to his
Abolition
1988-05-13
In 1988, the centenary of abolition of slavery in Brazil, Zózimo Bulbul made this powerful historica
A Dupla do Barulho
1953-08-13
Tonico and Tião are two vaudevillian artists who travel across Brazil in search of fame and success.
Brasa Adormecida
1986-08-15
Rich girl travels with her fiancé (a cousin) to the family farm, where they're going to marry. But f
Black Fragments of Samba - Zezé Motta, The Enchanted Woman
1987-01-01
The life and work of Zezé Motta.
Jardim de Alah
1989-01-02
An overlook at the southern Rio de Janeiro neighborhoods, from the perspective of one of its most we
Tristezas Não Pagam Dívidas
1943-12-22
... E O Mundo Se Diverte
1949-03-09
A Embaixatriz do Samba
1991-01-01
Massacre no Supermercado
1968-01-01
Employees on a local supermarket plot an epic heist for robbing the place's vault, but things start
Family Football
1939-06-09
Professor Leônidas Jau is an enemy of football, and in conferences and articles he throws all his ha
Fala Mangueira!
1983-01-01
A documentary on the influence that carnival has on the daily life of the Mangueira hill in Rio de J
Boca de Ouro
1990-04-04
When major drug-dealer Boca de Ouro dies, a reporter interviews his ex-lover, now married with child
Sebastião Prata, ou Bem Dizendo, Grande Otelo
1971-01-01
Short documentary film offering a rare portrait on legendary Brazilian actor Grande Otelo, recorded
Samba em Berlim
1943-02-22
Running Out of Luck
1987-02-02
A rock singer goes to Brazil to shoot a video, but winds up getting kidnapped and enduring a number
Troca de Cabeça
1991-01-01
Carioca Tigre
1976-10-08
O Donzelo
1971-02-01
Luz dos Meus Olhos
1947-06-11
Roberto is blind and tunes pianos, isolated from the world and hurt by having abandoned his promisin
Cassy Jones, the Magnificent Seducer
1972-06-10
A tireless and incorrigible seducer looks for - and seems to find - the woman of his life.
A Paz é Dourada
2008-08-14
The film chronicles both the life and work of Brazilian author and engineer Euclides da Cunha and a
O Caçula do Barulho
1949-04-06
In a workshop there are six workers, the six are brothers. Enter the mother who asks them to rescue
Laranja da China
1940-01-12
Noites Cariocas
1935-12-03
Não Aperta, Aparício
1970-04-01
The World is a Tambourine
1947-01-01
A Brazilian musical comedy
Black Diamonds
1941-10-17
João Ninguém
1936-01-01
João Ninguém is a humble composer who made the waltz "Sonhos Azuis" as a gift to his girlfriend on h
As Aventuras de Robinson Crusoé
1978-12-28
Robinson Crusoe spoof, with touches of Peter Pan. Shipwreck victim lands on a desert island, finds a
The Welles Raft
2022-06-23
The raft man Manuel Jacaré was swallowed by the sea when Orson Welles was filming It's All True in 1
Deixa, Amorzinho... Deixa
1975-07-01
Dino and Dalmo are twin brothers. Dino is very shy, and the other, the opposite: a true Don Juan. Wh
Romance Proibido
1944-12-14
The love misadventures of a teacher, a woman who gives up living in a big city in order to teach cou
Pressed, Ripped Apart
2019-06-06
What does Brazilian cinema tell us? What does Brazilian cinema tell us about black actresses and act
Black Fragments of Samba - Gilberto Gil, Serene Passion
1987-01-01
Gilberto Gil talks with friends and share his thoughts, influences and reveal his impact on brazilia
O Flagrante
1976-05-13
Five friends decide to enjoy Mardi Gras without their wives, leaving them home. But one of the wives
Black Fragments of Samba - Cariocas, The City Musicians
1987-01-01
A brief history of origins of brazilian carioca samba and its types.
Black Fragments of Samba - Paulo Moura, Infinite Music
1987-01-01
Brazilian multi-instrumentalist, composer and maestro, Paulo Moura, talks about his influences and s
Paulo Gracindo - O Bem Amado
2009-11-19
The life of a famous Brazilian film and television actor, including testimonials from people who kne
Terra Violenta
1949-08-15
Brasil
1981-12-05
João Gilberto receives Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil and Maria Bethânia during the recording of his a
O Samba é Primo do Jazz
2020-09-18
The documentary O Samba é Primo do Jazz will show the musical trajectory of Alcione Dias Nazareth, t
Cômicos... + Cômicos...
1971-06-14
Não Adianta Chorar
1945-02-01
Bloody Gold
1978-02-27
The son of a millionaire who owns gold mines in Transopia, Africa, Antoine Leblanc, who lives in a m
Semana de Arte Moderna
1972-01-01
Naked Eye
2014-05-15
“Naked Eye” is a film-documentary of long-length of the artistic and existential universe of the sin
Caminho do Céu
1943-08-19
The Heirs
1970-09-15
An allegory about Brazil's history and the struggle for power since the 1930 Revolution until the ad
Blue Sky
1941-01-31
The Companhia de Esquetches Musicados do Teatro 'Brasil' is in crisis. After the debut of a new play