Portrait of Grande Otelo

Acting

Grande Otelo

Career

Active from 1939 to 2020, with a break from 1991 to 2007, busiest in 1971 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
32
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score73/100
Highest rated
Poster for Rio, Northern Zone
Rio, Northern Zone
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 7 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 4.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 7.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Grande Otelo Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.0, average 5.4
  • Tension
    4.2, average 6.0
  • Mystery
    2.2, average 4.0
  • Adrenaline
    3.2, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 3
  • Cultural Heritage 3
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Character Study 2
  • Class Satire 2
  • Period Piece 2
  • Classic Brazilian Telenovela 2
  • Brazilian Cinema 2
  • Educational 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

84
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

2 titles
Searching for Makunaima
Searching for Makunaima (2020)

as Archive footage

O Samba é Primo do Jazz
O Samba é Primo do Jazz (2020)

as (imagens de arquivo)

2010s

1 title
Pressed, Ripped Apart
Pressed, Ripped Apart (2019)

as (archive footage)

2000s

1 title
A Paz é Dourada
A Paz é Dourada (2008)

as Lepto

1990s

5 titles · average score 80
Jequitibá
Jequitibá (1993)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Seu Francisco

Estados Anysios de Chico City
Estados Anysios de Chico City (1991)

TV show

Welles' Language
Welles' Language (1990)

as Narrator

Escolinha do Professor Raimundo
Escolinha do Professor Raimundo (1990)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show · as Eustáquio

A, E, I, O... Urca
A, E, I, O... Urca (1990)

TV show · as Ele mesmo

1980s

16 titles · average score 69
Republic
Republic (1989)

TV show · as Patápio dos Prazeres

Jardim de Alah
Jardim de Alah (1989)

as Alah

Natal da Portela
Natal da Portela (1988)

as Seu Napoleão

Jubiabá
Jubiabá (1987)

as Jubiabá

Mandala
Mandala (1987)

TV show · as Jonas Caetano Barbosa

Little Missy
Little Missy (1986)

TV show · as Justo de Sá

Quilombo
Quilombo (1984)
GoodWatch score 73

as Babá

Parahyba Mulher Macho
Parahyba Mulher Macho (1983)

as Seu Pedro

Fitzcarraldo
Fitzcarraldo (1982)
GoodWatch score 80

as Station Master

The Brazilwood Man
The Brazilwood Man (1982)
GoodWatch score 55

as Príncipe Tourvalou de Blesi

Chico Anysio Show
Chico Anysio Show (1982)

TV show · as Various Characters / Eustáquio

Água Viva
Água Viva (1980)

TV show · as Canivete

1970s

27 titles · average score 75
Feijão Maravilha
Feijão Maravilha (1979)

TV show · as Benevides

As Aventuras de Robinson Crusoé
As Aventuras de Robinson Crusoé (1978)

as Sexta-Feira

The Force of Xango
The Force of Xango (1977)

as Beicinho

The Trapalhões
The Trapalhões (1977)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show · as Ele mesmo / Ele mesmo (em Uberlândia)

The Agony
The Agony (1976)
GoodWatch score 72

as Sinhô

King of the Cards
King of the Cards (1975)

as Rei do Baralho

Getúlio Vargas
Getúlio Vargas (1974)

as (archive footage)

Uma Rosa com Amor
Uma Rosa com Amor (1972)

TV show · as Pimpinoni

Cassy Jones, the Magnificent Seducer
Cassy Jones, the Magnificent Seducer (1972)

as Porteiro do teatro

Se Meu Dólar Falasse...
Se Meu Dólar Falasse... (1971)

as Tisiu

O Barão Otelo no Barato dos Bilhões
O Barão Otelo no Barato dos Bilhões (1971)

as João Otelo dos Anzóis Carapuça

Não Aperta, Aparício
Não Aperta, Aparício (1970)

as Tonico

1960s

12 titles · average score 72
Macunaima
Macunaima (1969)
GoodWatch score 69

as Black Macunaíma / Macunaíma's son

Alibi
Alibi (1969)

as tranviere

A Doce Mulher Amada
A Doce Mulher Amada (1969)

as Leo

Massacre no Supermercado
Massacre no Supermercado (1968)

as Zé Gatinho

Doomed Lovers
Doomed Lovers (1967)

as Focinho

Crônica da Cidade Amada
Crônica da Cidade Amada (1965)

as (episódio "Um Pobre Morreu")

Samba
Samba (1965)

as Freitas

Bairro Feliz
Bairro Feliz (1965)

TV show · as Compositor de Escola de Samba

The Cosmonauts
The Cosmonauts (1962)

as Zenóbio

Assault on the Pay Train
Assault on the Pay Train (1962)
GoodWatch score 76

as Cachaça

Gabriela, Cravo e Canela
Gabriela, Cravo e Canela (1961)

TV show · as Tuísca

Vai Que é Mole
Vai Que é Mole (1960)

as Brancura

1950s

11 titles · average score 79
Rio, Northern Zone
Rio, Northern Zone (1957)
GoodWatch score 87

as Espírito da Luz Soares

A Baronesa Transviada
A Baronesa Transviada (1957)

as Benedito

De Pernas Pro Ar
De Pernas Pro Ar (1957)

as Faísca

Metido a Bacana
Metido a Bacana (1957)

as Coalhada

Depois Eu Conto
Depois Eu Conto (1956)

as Veludo

Matar ou Correr
Matar ou Correr (1954)

as Ciscocada

Três Vagabundos
Três Vagabundos (1952)

as Rapadura/Milk Shake

Barnabé, You Are Mine
Barnabé, You Are Mine (1952)

as Abdula

I Loved a Bookie
I Loved a Bookie (1952)

as Passarinho

Carnaval Atlântida
Carnaval Atlântida (1952)
GoodWatch score 71

as Miro

Aviso aos Navegantes
Aviso aos Navegantes (1950)

as Azulão

1940s

7 titles
Também Somos Irmãos
Também Somos Irmãos (1949)

as Moleque Miro

Carnaval no Fogo
Carnaval no Fogo (1949)

as Empregado do Hotel

That's What I'm Gonna Do
That's What I'm Gonna Do (1948)

as Lamparina

Samba em Berlim
Samba em Berlim (1943)

as Empregado da pensão

Blue Sky
Blue Sky (1941)

as Chocolate

Black Diamonds
Black Diamonds (1941)

as Empregado da tendinha

Laranja da China
Laranja da China (1940)

as Boneco de Pixe

1930s

2 titles
Family Football
Family Football (1939)

as Gibi

Onde Estás, Felicidade?
Onde Estás, Felicidade? (1939)

as Sebastião