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.

Filmografi

Se a Memória Existe2000 · HimselfPortugal 74-75 - O retrato do 25 de Abril1994 · O Meu Nome É...1978 · Self (uncredited)April Captains2000 · Oscar (uncredited)A Noite do Golpe de Estado2001 · Self (revolutionary captain)Oxalá1981 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)Good Portuguese People1981 · Himself (revolutionary captain)The Voice and Ears of MFA2017 · SelfAnos de Guerra - Guiné 1963-19742000 · SelfMonsanto2000 · MayorGestures and Fragments1983 · Himself