# Oscarito

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{{Short description|Brazilian actor (1906–1970)}}
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| caption      = Oscarito in 1928
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| birth_date   = {{Birth date|1906|8|16}}
| birth_place  = [Alameda, Andalusia](/source/Alameda%2C_Andalusia), Spain
| death_date   = {{Death date and age|1970|8|4|1906|8|16}}
| death_place  = [Rio de Janeiro](/source/Rio_de_Janeiro), Brazil 
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| occupation   = Actor
| years_active = 1914–1970
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'''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](/source/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 [revue](/source/revue)s in 1932, in the play ''Calma, Gegê'', satirizing dictator [Getúlio Vargas](/source/Get%C3%BAlio_Vargas).

Made his debut in the [cinema](/source/Cinema_of_Brazil) in ''[Noites Cariocas](/source/Noites_Cariocas)'' (1935), although he had been an extra in a previous film (''[A Voz do Carnaval](/source/A_Voz_do_Carnaval)'', 1933). He reached utmost fame with the comic duo he formed with [Grande Otelo](/source/Grande_Otelo), in comedies directed by [Carlos Manga](/source/Carlos_Manga) and [Watson Macedo](/source/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.<ref>Oscarito está desenganado". São Paulo: S.A. O Estado de S. Paulo. ''O Estado de S. Paulo'' (29 234). 8&nbsp;páginas. 28 de julho de 1970. [ISSN&nbsp;1516–2931](/source/International_Standard_Serial_Number)</ref> His body was laid in the main hall of the [Assembleia Legislativa do Rio de Janeiro](/source/Legislative_Assembly_of_Rio_de_Janeiro), with the presence of more than two thousand people.<ref name=":0">500 no adeus a Oscarito". São Paulo: S.A. O Estado de S. Paulo. ''O Estado de S. Paulo'' (29 242). 13&nbsp;páginas. 6 de agosto de 1970. [ISSN&nbsp;1516–2931](/source/International_Standard_Serial_Number)</ref> The burial had the presence of five hundred people in the Cemitério São João Batista.<ref name=":0" />

==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](/source/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](/source/The_Terrible_Twosome)''
* 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](/source/Banana_da_Terra)''
* 1938 – ''Bombonzinho''
* 1938 – ''Está Tudo Aí!''
* 1936 – ''[Alô, Alô Carnaval](/source/Hello%2C_Hello%2C_Carnival!)''
* 1935 – ''[Noites Cariocas](/source/Noites_Cariocas)''
* 1933 – ''[A Voz do Carnaval](/source/A_Voz_do_Carnaval)''

==References==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb name|0651798}}

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Category:1906 births
Category:1970 deaths
Category:Spanish emigrants to Brazil
Category:Brazilian male film actors
Category:Brazilian male television actors
Category:Male actors from Andalusia
Category:20th-century Brazilian male actors
Category:Brazilian male comedians

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