Grande Otelo

Grande Otelo (October 18, 1915 – November 26, 1993) 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.

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 died, aged 78, in Charles de Gaulle Airport, near Paris, France and was buried in São Pedro cemetery in Uberlândia, Brazil

Birth and Death Data: Born October 18, 1915 (Uberlândia), Died November 26, 1993 (Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1942 - 1944

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, songwriter

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor S-052578 10-in. 7/10/1942 Desperta Brasil Linda Batista Female vocal solo composer  
Victor S-052579 10-in. 7/10/1942 Vitória amarga Linda Batista Female vocal solo songwriter  
Victor S-052617 10-in. 9/8/1942 Rosalina mudou Roberto Paiva Male vocal solo songwriter  
Victor S-052871 10-in. 1/14/1944 Praça 11 Os Irapurús ; Orquesta Zaccarias Jazz/dance band. with male vocal solo songwriter  
Victor S-052948 10-in. 4/26/1944 Os direitos são iguais Linda Batista Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Victor S-052949 10-in. 4/26/1944 São João do Barro Preto Linda Batista Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble composer  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Grande Otelo," accessed November 7, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105364.

Grande Otelo. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 7, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105364.

"Grande Otelo." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 7 November 2024.

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URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105364

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