Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Place of Birth Lourenço Marques, Portuguese Mozambique

Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho

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.

Known For

Actor

2009
2001
A Noite do Golpe de Estado

as Self (revolutionary captain)

2000
April Captains

as Oscar (uncredited)

2000
2000
Monsanto

as Mayor

1983
1981
Good Portuguese People

as Himself (revolutionary captain)

1981
Oxalá

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1978
O Meu Nome É...

as Self (uncredited)

Writer