Oscarito


Oscarito, stage name of Oscar Lorenzo Jacinto de la Inmaculada Concepción Teresa Diaz was a Hispanic-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, although he had been an extra in a previous film. 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