Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho
Actor
Biography
Otelo Nuno Romão Saraiva de Carvalho, is a retired Portuguese military officer. He was the chief strategist of the 1974 Carnation Revolution in Lisbon. After the Revolution, Otelo assumed leadership roles in the first Portuguese Provisional Governments, alongside Vasco Gonçalves and Francisco da Costa Gomes, and as the head of military defense force COPCON. In 1976, Otelo ran in the first Portuguese presidential election, in which he placed second with the base of his support coming from the far-left. In the 1980s Otelo was accused of having involvement with the controversial Forças Populares 25 de Abril.
Filmography
Good Portuguese People
as Himself (revolutionary captain) 1981
Oxalá
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) 1981
O Meu Nome É...
as Self (uncredited) 1978
Gestures and Fragments
as Himself 1983
Monsanto
as Mayor 2000
Se a Memória Existe
as Himself 2000
A Noite do Golpe de Estado
as Self (revolutionary captain) 2001
Portugal 74-75 - O retrato do 25 de Abril
1994
The Voice and Ears of MFA
as Self 2017