Oscarito
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Oscarito was the stage name
of Brazilian actor and comedian Oscar Lorenzo Jacinto de la Imaculada Concepción Teresa Diaz. Oscarito was born to a family of circus
comedians. His first film was Voz do Carnaval (1933), which also featured Carmen Miranda
. He became a sought actor for chanchada
s. He reached his ultimate fame with the comic duo he formed with fellow actor Grande Otelo
in films directed by Carlos Manga.
In the fifties and early sixties his movies were so famous that the lines to buy tickets, many times, extended for several blocks.
Oscarito was a very simple man. Even being the biggest Brazilian movie star at the time he didn't make a lot of money. At home he was funnier than in his roles, always joking, making faces, telling jokes. To visit with Oscarito was like watching a movie with no end.
He had a son, José Carlos (drum player) and a daughter, Mirian Thereza (actress and writer).
He loved Brazil, becoming a citizen as soon as he could. His favorite places in the world were Rio de Janeiro and São Lourenço
, small town in the countryside of Minas Gerais, famous for its mineral waters.
Oscarito died of a heart attack, at home, whiles joking and making his family laugh as he always did.
Many of his movies were re-released in DVD. Among them: Carnaval Atlantida, Aviso aos Navegantes, O Homen do Sputnik, Matar ou Correr, De Vento em Poupa, Os Dois Ladroes, Esse Milhão e' Meu.
Stage name
A stage name, also called a showbiz name or screen name, is a pseudonym used by performers and entertainers such as actors, wrestlers, comedians, and musicians.-Motivation to use a stage name:...
of Brazilian actor and comedian Oscar Lorenzo Jacinto de la Imaculada Concepción Teresa Diaz. Oscarito was born to a family of circus
Circus
A circus is commonly a travelling company of performers that may include clowns, acrobats, trained animals, trapeze acts, musicians, hoopers, tightrope walkers, jugglers, unicyclists and other stunt-oriented artists...
comedians. His first film was Voz do Carnaval (1933), which also featured Carmen Miranda
Carmen Miranda
Carmen Miranda, GCIH was a Portuguese-born Brazilian samba singer, Broadway actress and Hollywood film star popular in the 1940s and 1950s. She was, by some accounts, the highest-earning woman in the United States and noted for her signature fruit hat outfit she wore in the 1943 movie The Gang's...
. He became a sought actor for chanchada
Chanchada
Chanchada is the name of a genre of Brazilian comedies, often musical. Its name , coming from the Paraguayan Spanish slang and meaning "mess", "trash", "trick", implied the ease in accessibility of these films' content to a culturally deprived audience.In 1935, the company Cinédia of Rio de...
s. He reached his ultimate fame with the comic duo he formed with fellow actor Grande Otelo
Grande Otelo
Grande Otelo is the stage name of Brazilian actor, comedian, singer, and composer Sebastião Bernardes de Souza Prata...
in films directed by Carlos Manga.
In the fifties and early sixties his movies were so famous that the lines to buy tickets, many times, extended for several blocks.
Oscarito was a very simple man. Even being the biggest Brazilian movie star at the time he didn't make a lot of money. At home he was funnier than in his roles, always joking, making faces, telling jokes. To visit with Oscarito was like watching a movie with no end.
He had a son, José Carlos (drum player) and a daughter, Mirian Thereza (actress and writer).
He loved Brazil, becoming a citizen as soon as he could. His favorite places in the world were Rio de Janeiro and São Lourenço
São Lourenço, Minas Gerais
São Lourenço is a Brazilian town in the state of Minas Gerais, in the Southwest region of the country. It is one of the smallest Brazilian municipalities, with only 57.2 km² , and it is well known nationwide for its natural beauty and healing mineral waters...
, small town in the countryside of Minas Gerais, famous for its mineral waters.
Oscarito died of a heart attack, at home, whiles joking and making his family laugh as he always did.
Many of his movies were re-released in DVD. Among them: Carnaval Atlantida, Aviso aos Navegantes, O Homen do Sputnik, Matar ou Correr, De Vento em Poupa, Os Dois Ladroes, Esse Milhão e' Meu.
External links
- Oscarito at The Internet Movie Database