Grande Otelo
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Grande Otelo
Grande Otelo (October 18, 1915 in Uberlândia
, Brazil
– November 26, 1993 in Paris
, France
) is the stage name of Brazil
ian actor
, comedian, singer, and composer Sebastião Bernardes de Souza Prata. Otelo had a problematic life, became orphan when he still was a child and kept running away from the families that adopted him, it was only when he entered in the artistic way that his life began to be more bright.
Grande Otelo started his film career in 1935 in the movie Noites Cariocas
. He was also renowned for the comic duo he formed with Oscarito
. He played the relatively brief role of "Black Macunaíma" (and the baby boy of "White Macunaíma") in the 1969 film Macunaíma
.
Grande Otelo (October 18, 1915 in Uberlândia
Uberlândia
Uberlândia is the main town in the Triangle region, west of the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. With a population of 604,013 inhabitants, according to 2010 estimates, the city is the second largest in the state second only to Belo Horizonte...
, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
– November 26, 1993 in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
) is the stage name of Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
, comedian, singer, and composer Sebastião Bernardes de Souza Prata. Otelo had a problematic life, became orphan when he still was a child and kept running away from the families that adopted him, it was only when he entered in the artistic way that his life began to be more bright.
Grande Otelo started his film career in 1935 in the movie Noites Cariocas
Noites Cariocas
Noites Cariocas is a 1936 Brazilian-Argentine comedy film directed and written by Enrique Cadícamo. It is based on a story by F. Gianetti...
. He was also renowned for the comic duo he formed with Oscarito
Oscarito
Oscarito was the stage name of Brazilian actor and comedian Oscar Lorenzo Jacinto de la Imaculada Concepción Teresa Diaz. Oscarito was born to a family of circus comedians. His first film was Voz do Carnaval , which also featured Carmen Miranda. He became a sought actor for chanchadas...
. He played the relatively brief role of "Black Macunaíma" (and the baby boy of "White Macunaíma") in the 1969 film Macunaíma
Macunaíma (film)
Macunaíma is a 1969 Brazilian comedy film produced by Filmes do Serro and directed by Joaquim Pedro de Andrade. It was released in a dubbed version for American audiences in 1972 by New Line Cinema. On June 13 and July 12, 2005, European and Latin American syndicates of the TV5 network aired the...
.