Personal Info
Birthday
October 18, 1915
Place of Birth
Ubêrlandia, MInas Gerais, Brazil
Known For
Acting
Grande Otelo
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.
Acting Filmography (152)
0.0
Othelo The Great
Movie2024
7.0
Nelson Pereira dos Santos – A Life of Cinema
Movie2023
9.0
The Long Voyage of the Yellow Bus
Movie2023
0.0
The Welles Raft
Movie2022
0.0
Katharsys
Movie2022
0.0
Searching for Makunaima
Movie2020
5.0
Candango: Memoirs from a Festival
Movie2020
6.0
O Samba é Primo do Jazz
Movie2020
0.0
Não Nasci para Deixar meus Olhos Perderem Tempo
Movie2019
No Backdrop
0.0
Pressed, Ripped Apart
Movie2019
0.0
Memórias do Grupo Opinião
Movie2019
6.0
Naked Eye
Movie2014
No Backdrop
5.8
Paulo Gracindo - O Bem Amado
Movie2009
No Backdrop
9.0
A Paz é Dourada
Movie2008
No Backdrop
7.0
Othelo
Movie2005
6.4
It's All Brazil
Movie1997
No Backdrop
0.0
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
Movie1997
No Backdrop
0.0
Cachoeiro em Três Tons
Movie1994
7.6
It's All True
Movie1993
7.8
Jequitibá
TV Series1993
No Backdrop
7.0
A Embaixatriz do Samba
Movie1991
No Backdrop
0.0
Troca de Cabeça
Movie1991
8.6
Escolinha do Professor Raimundo
TV Series1990
8.3
A, E, I, O... Urca
TV Series1990
No Backdrop
8.0
Boca de Ouro
Movie1990
7.3
Welles' Language
Movie1990
8.0
Republic
TV Series1989
6.9
Abolition
Movie1988
No Backdrop
7.1
Natal da Portela
Movie1988
8.0
Mandala
TV Series1987
5.6
Jubiabá
Movie1987
No Backdrop
5.8
Running Out of Luck
Movie1987
No Backdrop
0.0
Black Fragments of Samba - Zezé Motta, The Enchanted Woman
Movie1987
0.0
Black Fragments of Samba - Gilberto Gil, Serene Passion
Movie1987
No Backdrop
0.0
Black Fragments of Samba - Cariocas, The City Musicians
Movie1987
No Backdrop
0.0
Black Fragments of Samba - Paulo Moura, Infinite Music
Movie1987
6.9
It's Not All True
Movie1986
6.0
Brasa Adormecida
Movie1986
7.5
Little Missy
TV Series1986
8.1
A Gata Comeu
TV Series1985
6.9
Quilombo
Movie1984
5.9
Parahyba Mulher Macho
Movie1983
No Backdrop
0.0
Fala Mangueira!
Movie1983
9.0
Chico Anysio Show
TV Series1982
7.6
Fitzcarraldo
Movie1982
5.0
The Brazilwood Man
Movie1982
7.5
Brasil
Movie1981
7.0
O Amor é Nosso!
TV Series1981
No Backdrop
8.0
Noel por Noel
Movie1981
9.3
O Bem-Amado
TV Series1980
0.0
Grandes Nomes
TV Series1980
8.2
Água Viva
TV Series1980
5.8
Asa Branca: A Brazilian Dream
Movie1980
9.4
Feijão Maravilha
TV Series1979
No Backdrop
7.5
As Aventuras de Robinson Crusoé
Movie1978
No Backdrop
8.0
A Noite dos Duros
Movie1978
No Backdrop
8.0
A Noiva da Cidade
Movie1978
No Backdrop
10.0
Bloody Gold
Movie1978
8.0
Maria, Maria
TV Series1978
7.0
Sweet Thieves
Movie1977
No Backdrop
6.0
The Force of Xango
Movie1977
8.0
The Trapalhões
TV Series1977
7.0
Lucio Flavio
Movie1977
7.8
The Agony
Movie1976
No Backdrop
9.0
Ladrão de Bagdá
Movie1976
No Backdrop
9.0
Carioca Tigre
Movie1976
6.3
Bahia
Movie1976
No Backdrop
8.0
O Flagrante
Movie1976
No Backdrop
8.0
Tem Alguém na Minha Cama
Movie1976
6.2
King of the Cards
Movie1975
8.1
Assim Era a Atlântida
Movie1975
No Backdrop
10.0
Deixa, Amorzinho... Deixa
Movie1975
9.6
Bravo!
TV Series1975
6.0
Chinese Viola
Movie1975
No Backdrop
9.0
Aventuras d'um Detetive Português
Movie1975
No Backdrop
4.9
Getúlio Vargas
Movie1974
No Backdrop
7.5
O Negrinho do Pastoreio
Movie1973
8.5
Os Ossos do Barão
TV Series1973
6.7
Uma Rosa com Amor
TV Series1972
5.7
Cassy Jones, the Magnificent Seducer
Movie1972
No Backdrop
0.0
Semana de Arte Moderna
Movie1972
0.0
Linguinha x Mr. Yes
TV Series1971
0.0
Bandeira 2
TV Series1971
No Backdrop
6.0
Caso Especial
TV Series1971
No Backdrop
7.0
Cômicos... + Cômicos...
Movie1971
5.7
O Barão Otelo no Barato dos Bilhões
Movie1971
6.0
Se Meu Dólar Falasse...
Movie1971
No Backdrop
10.0
O Donzelo
Movie1971
No Backdrop
9.0
Sebastião Prata, ou Bem Dizendo, Grande Otelo
Movie1971
No Backdrop
9.0
Em Ritmo Jovem
Movie1970
6.4
The Heirs
Movie1970
6.0
The Hullabaloo Family
Movie1970
No Backdrop
9.0
Não Aperta, Aparício
Movie1970
No Backdrop
10.0
A Doce Mulher Amada
Movie1969
6.9
Macunaima
Movie1969
6.0
Alibi
Movie1969
No Backdrop
9.0
The Outsiders
Movie1968
No Backdrop
5.5
Massacre no Supermercado
Movie1968
No Backdrop
8.0
Doomed Lovers
Movie1967
6.0
A Rose for Everyone
Movie1967
No Backdrop
7.0
Crônica da Cidade Amada
Movie1965
3.1
Samba
Movie1965
No Backdrop
10.0
Quero Essa Mulher Assim Mesmo
Movie1963
8.0
Assault on the Pay Train
Movie1962
6.6
The Cosmonauts
Movie1962
No Backdrop
8.0
O Homem Que Roubou a Copa do Mundo
Movie1961
No Backdrop
6.3
O Dono da Bola
Movie1961
8.0
Um Candango na Belacap
Movie1961
4.0
Vai Que é Mole
Movie1960
5.7
Mulheres à Vista
Movie1959
6.0
Pistoleiro Bossa Nova
Movie1959
10.0
Garota Enxuta
Movie1959
7.0
Os Três Cangaceiros
Movie1959
6.0
Entrei de Gaiato
Movie1959
No Backdrop
4.5
Mujeres de fuego
Movie1958
6.5
É de Chuá!
Movie1958
6.0
...E o Bicho Não Deu
Movie1958
No Backdrop
8.0
Com Jeito Vai
Movie1957
8.2
Rio, Northern Zone
Movie1957
No Backdrop
6.0
A Baronesa Transviada
Movie1957
No Backdrop
8.0
De Pernas Pro Ar
Movie1957
No Backdrop
7.5
Metido a Bacana
Movie1957
10.0
Depois Eu Conto
Movie1956
No Backdrop
9.0
Malandros em Quarta Dimensão
Movie1954
No Backdrop
7.0
Paixão nas Selvas
Movie1954
No Backdrop
7.4
Matar ou Correr
Movie1954
No Backdrop
9.0
A Dupla do Barulho
Movie1953
No Backdrop
7.0
Barnabé, You Are Mine
Movie1952
7.0
I Loved a Bookie
Movie1952
7.1
Carnaval Atlântida
Movie1952
No Backdrop
7.0
Três Vagabundos
Movie1952
7.0
Aviso aos Navegantes
Movie1950
7.6
Também Somos Irmãos
Movie1949
No Backdrop
9.0
Terra Violenta
Movie1949
No Backdrop
9.0
O Caçula do Barulho
Movie1949
No Backdrop
6.0
... E O Mundo Se Diverte
Movie1949
10.0
Carnaval no Fogo
Movie1949
No Backdrop
7.0
That's What I'm Gonna Do
Movie1948
No Backdrop
7.5
Luz dos Meus Olhos
Movie1947
No Backdrop
10.0
The World is a Tambourine
Movie1947
No Backdrop
7.0
Não Adianta Chorar
Movie1945
No Backdrop
9.8
Romance Proibido
Movie1944
No Backdrop
9.0
Tristezas Não Pagam Dívidas
Movie1943
No Backdrop
7.0
Caminho do Céu
Movie1943
No Backdrop
9.0
Samba em Berlim
Movie1943
9.0
Black Diamonds
Movie1941
No Backdrop
9.0
Blue Sky
Movie1941
No Backdrop
7.0
Laranja da China
Movie1940
No Backdrop
10.0
Family Football
Movie1939
10.0
Onde Estás, Felicidade?
Movie1939
No Backdrop
9.0
João Ninguém
Movie1936
No Backdrop
10.0
Noites Cariocas
Movie1935