Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho

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.

Filmography

All 13Movies 11TV 2

The Conspiracy

2024

The Voice and Ears of MFA

Self

Alta Definição

Self

A Noite do Golpe de Estado

Self (revolutionary captain)

April Captains

Oscar (uncredited)

Se a Memória Existe

Himself

Monsanto

Mayor

Anos de Guerra - Guiné 1963-1974

Self

Portugal 74-75 - O retrato do 25 de Abril

1994

Gestures and Fragments

Himself

Good Portuguese People

Himself (revolutionary captain)

Oxalá

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

O Meu Nome É...

Self (uncredited)