Grande Otelo

Grande Otelo

actor, composer, producer

Grande Otelo was born on Oct 18, 1915 in Brazil. Grande Otelo's big-screen debut came with Tristezas Não Pagam Dívidas directed by José Carlos Burle in 1944, strarring . Grande Otelo is known for Fitzcarraldo directed by Werner Herzog, Klaus Kinski stars as Brian Sweeney Fitzgerald - 'Fitzcarraldo' and José Lewgoy as Don Aquilino. The most recent award Grande Otelo achieved is Gramado Film Festival. The upcoming new movie Grande Otelo plays is Running Out of Luck which will be released on Jan 01, 1985.

Sebastião Bernardes de Souza Prata was born in Uberlândia, Minas Gerais state, but became a famous actor in Rio de Janeiro.At the National Opera, where he studied, got the nickname "The Little Otelo". Then, he decided to be called "Great Otelo" or in Portuguese, "Grande Otelo".He acted in theaters, movies and TV. His first movie was "Noites Cariocas" (1935). But he really became known when he started working besides the great star Oscarito.Otelo was best known by comedy movies, but he could also be a dramatic actor.

  • Birthday

    Oct 18, 1915
  • Place of Birth

    Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Known For

Awards

2 wins & 0 nominations

Gramado Film Festival
1990
Winner - Oscarito Trophy
Brazilia Festival of Brazilian Cinema
1969
Best Actor (Melhor Ator)
Winner - Candango Trophy

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