Oscarito

Oscarito, stage name of Oscar Lorenzo Jacinto de la Inmaculada Concepción Teresa Diaz (August 16, 1906 – August 4, 1970) was a Spanish-born Brazilian actor, considered to be one of the most popular comedians of Brazil.

Life Born in a family of circus comedians, came to Brazil when he was one year old, but only became a naturalized citizen in 1949.

Made his debut in the circus at age five in 1914, where he learned to play the violin, besides being a clown, trapeze artist, acrobat and actor.

Made his debut in the revues in 1932, in the play Calma, Gegê, satirizing dictator Getúlio Vargas.

Made his debut in the cinema in Noites Cariocas (1935), although he had been an extra in a previous film (A Voz do Carnaval, 1933). He reached utmost fame with the comic duo he formed with Grande Otelo, in comedies directed by Carlos Manga and Watson Macedo.

He was married to Margot Louro and had two children, José Carlos and Mirian Thereza. In the morning of July 15, 1970, he suffered a stroke and was hospitalized, already in a coma. He died on August 4. His body was laid in the main hall of the Assembleia Legislativa do Rio de Janeiro, with the presence of more than two thousand people. The burial had the presence of five hundred people in the Cemitério São João Batista.

Filmography 1975 – Assim era a Atlântida 1968 – Jovens Para Frente 1967 – A Espiã que Entrou em Fria 1965 – Crônica da Cidade Amada 1962 – Os Apavorados 1962 – Entre Mulheres e Espiões 1960 – Dois Ladrões 1960 – Duas Histórias 1959 – O Cupim 1959 – Pintando o Sete 1959 – O Homem do Sputnik 1958 – Esse Milhão é Meu 1957 – De Vento em Popa 1957 – Treze Cadeiras 1956 – Vamos com Calma 1956 – Colégio de Brotos 1956 – Papai Fanfarrão 1955 – O Golpe 1955 – Guerra ao Samba 1954 – Matar ou Correr 1954 – Nem Sansão nem Dalila 1953 – Dupla do Barulho 1952 – Três Vagabundos 1952 – Carnaval Atlântida 1952 – Barnabé, tu és meu 1951 – Aí Vem o Barão 1950 – Aviso aos Navegantes .... Frederico 1949 – Carnaval no Fogo 1949 – Caçula do Barulho 1948 – É com Este que Eu Vou 1948 – Falta Alguém no Manicômio 1948 – E o Mundo se Diverte 1947 – Asas do Brasil 1947 – Este Mundo é um Pandeiro 1946 – Fantasma por Acaso 1945 – Não Adianta Chorar 1944 – Gente Honesta 1944 – Tristezas não Pagam Dívidas 1942 – Os Malandrões 1941 – O Dia é Nosso 1941 – Vinte e Quatro Horas de Sonho 1940 – Céu Azul 1938 – Banana da Terra 1938 – Bombonzinho 1938 – Está Tudo Aí! 1936 – Alô, Alô Carnaval 1935 – Noites Cariocas 1933 – A Voz do Carnaval