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 and was buried in São Pedro cemetery in Uberlândia, Brazil. Grande Otelo is depicted in the 2023 biographical documentary film Othelo, o Grande, by Lucas H. Rossi dos Santos. |
Birth and Death Data: Born Uberlândia (municipality of Minas Gerais state, Brazil), Died November 26, 1993 (Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport (international airport serving Paris, France) )
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1942 - 1944
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, songwriter
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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
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 December 25, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105364.
Grande Otelo. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 25, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105364.
"Grande Otelo." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 25 December 2025.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Grande Otelo, 1915-1993 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n86107529
Wikidata: Grande Otelo - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1791093
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/22342716
Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/181445 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/181445
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