Grande Otelo

Acting

Grande Otelo

Born October 18, 1915 · Ubêrlandia, MInas Gerais, Brazil

Died November 26, 1993 · aged 78

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…

Known For

FitzcarraldoFitzcarraldo · 1982
Fitzcarraldo
★ 7.61982
MovieDramaAdventure
Fitzcarraldo is a dreamer who plans to build an opera house in Iquitos, in the Peruvian Amazon, so, in order to finance his project, he embarks on an epic adventure to collect rubber, a very profitable product, in a remote and unexplored region of the rainforest.
O FlagranteO Flagrante · 1976
O Flagrante
★ 8.01976
MovieComedy
Five friends decide to enjoy Mardi Gras without their wives, leaving them home. But one of the wives doesn't accept this arrangement and tries to get even.
Barnabé, You Are MineBarnabé, You Are Mine · 1952
Barnabé, You Are Mine
★ 7.01952
MovieMusicComedy
A cleaner accidentely stills a secret formula and get mistaken for the heir prince of an old kingdom.
João NinguémJoão Ninguém · 1936
João Ninguém
★ 9.01936
MovieDramaMusic
João Ninguém is a humble composer who made the waltz "Sonhos Azuis" as a gift to his girlfriend on her birthday. To give it to her, he asked for help from a friend, but on the way, an accident happens and puts at risk not only the relationship, but also João's life and career.
Blue SkyBlue Sky · 1941
Blue Sky
★ 9.01941
MovieComedyMusic
The Companhia de Esquetches Musicados do Teatro 'Brasil' is in crisis. After the debut of a new play failed, impresario Artur Fernandes, despite protests from Nini del Mar—the company's star—decides to hire Vitorino, the only writer who understands the audience's tastes and the company's artistic capabilities, to write the next play.
Fala Mangueira!Fala Mangueira! · 1983
Fala Mangueira!
1983
MovieMusicDocumentary
A documentary on the influence that carnival has on the daily life of the Mangueira hill in Rio de Janeiro. It follows the manufacture of the carnivals of 1981 and 1982, interviewing several residents who tell the story of more than half a century of the favela's existence and emphasizing its community importance and cultural, to the sound of the most beautiful sambas composed on Mangueira.
Tristezas Não Pagam DívidasTristezas Não Pagam Dívidas · 1943
Tristezas Não Pagam Dívidas
★ 9.01943
MovieComedyMusic
Running Out of LuckRunning Out of Luck · 1987
Running Out of Luck
★ 5.61987
MovieMusicAdventure
A rock singer goes to Brazil to shoot a video, but winds up getting kidnapped and enduring a number of seemingly bizarre and hilarious events.

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MandalaMandala · 1987
Mandala
★ 8.01987
SeriesDramaSoap
Jocasta, an 18-year-old sociology student and daughter of communist activist Túlio Silveira, is actively involved in the country's political landscape. She is in love with Laio—her polar opposite—a disengaged, esoteric young man who lives off his wealthy father's allowance. A mystic, Laio makes no move without consulting his guru and friend Argemiro, whom he turns to upon learning of Jocasta's pregnancy. The cowrie shell reading reveals that his son is destined to kill him and enter into a romantic relationship with his mother. Terrified, Laio disappears with the child immediately after birth, aided by Argemiro—who loves Laio and loathes Jocasta. Twenty-five years later, Jocasta is a successful yet restless woman searching for her missing son. She is estranged from Laio, who has spent recent years expanding his father's fortune through involvement in underground gambling. On a highway, he encounters Oedipus, unaware that the young man is his son.

Jonas Caetano Barbosa

Escolinha do Professor RaimundoEscolinha do Professor Raimundo · 1990
Escolinha do Professor Raimundo
★ 8.61990
SeriesComedy
'Escolinha do Professor Raimundo' was a comedy program starring Chico Anysio, the unforgettable Professor Raimundo Nonato, and which brought together some of the biggest names in Brazilian comedy. Marked by informality and improvisation, the School was a landmark, immortalized catchphrases like "And the salary, huh?" and paved the way for new and established talents. Created in 1952 by radio host and comedian Haroldo Barbosa for Rádio Mayrink Veiga, the School arrived on TV five years later as a segment of the program Noites Cariocas, on TV Rio. For 38 years, the School was a segment hosted by Chico Anysio in various comedy programs. In 1990, it premiered as an independent program on Globo and became a classic of Brazilian television.

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