Cast

Grande Otelo

1915 – 1993

Active years (films on this site)

1969–1986

Genres

DramaComedyFantasyAdventureMusical

Schools and movements

Brazilian CinemaLatin American CinemaDocumentary and Essay FilmNew German Cinema

Directors worked with

Joaquim Pedro de Andrade1 filmWerner Herzog1 filmNelson Pereira dos Santos1 film

Biography

Grande Otelo was the stage name of Brazilian actor, comedian, singer, and composer Sebastião Bernardes de Souza Prata. Otelo was born in Uberlândia, and was orphaned as a child. He kept running away from the families that adopted him; only when he took up art did his life become settled.

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Awards and honours

International

• Order of Cultural Merit (Brazil) 2007

3 films on this site

1. Macunaíma 1969 · Joaquim Pedro de Andrade · IMDb 6.8 · Cast
2. Fitzcarraldo 1982 · Werner Herzog · IMDb 7.9 · Cast
3. Jubiabá 1986 · Nelson Pereira dos Santos · IMDb 6.2 · Cast