Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho

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.

  • Title: Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho
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  • Place of Birth: Lourenço Marques, Portuguese Mozambique
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Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho Movies

  • 1981
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    Good Portuguese People

    Good Portuguese People

    6.5 1981 HD

    Using film and television footage taken during the revolutionary movement of April 25, 1974 in Portugal, and mixing it with music and live interviews...

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  • 1983
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    Gestures and Fragments

    Gestures and Fragments

    8 1983 HD

    "Essay on the Military and the Power", a phrase that also belongs to the title of "Gestures & Fragments", sums up the spirit of the film, based on...

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  • 2000
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    Se a Memória Existe

    Se a Memória Existe

    1 2000 HD

    A dozen of the revolutionary Army officers that played eminent parts in the change of political regime in Portugal, from a military dictatorship to a...

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  • 1981
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    Oxalá

    Oxalá

    2 1981 HD

    A man exiled in Paris makes various trips to Portugal after the Carnation Revolution. Each trip is represented by a woman.

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  • 2000
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    April Captains

    April Captains

    6.4 2000 HD

    Story of the 1974 coup that overthrew the right-wing Portuguese dictatorship--which continued the fascist policies of long-time dictator Antonio...

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  • 2001
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    A Noite do Golpe de Estado

    A Noite do Golpe de Estado

    1 2001 HD

    The operational commander of the "Captains Movement", describes and recreates a quarter of century later the crucial 24 hours of April 25, 1974, that...

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  • 1994
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    Portugal 74-75 - O retrato do 25 de Abril

    Portugal 74-75 - O retrato do 25 de Abril

    1 1994 HD

    Documentary in which the main events that marked the country and Portuguese society in the years 1974 and 1975 are chronologically addressed. The...

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  • 2000
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    Monsanto

    Monsanto

    1 2000 HD

    Rui Sequeira, a former fighter in the Colonial War, resident of a small village of Alentejo, celebrates another anniversary of the Carnation...

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  • 2017
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    The Voice and Ears of MFA

    The Voice and Ears of MFA

    1 2017 HD

    Documentary short about the April’s Captains and the Carnation Revolution from the point of view of the MFA (Armed Forces Movement)- a...

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  • 2000
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    Anos de Guerra - Guiné 1963-1974

    Anos de Guerra - Guiné 1963-1974

    1 2000 HD

    The colonial war. Remembering the past, filming the present, thinking about the future. Collection of testimonies of ex-combatants still alive and...

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  • 1978
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    O Meu Nome É...

    O Meu Nome É...

    5 1978 HD

    The daily experiences of many antifascists - who suffered, until the political prison, which sealed his esteem and united them in a covenant of...

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  • 1983
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    Gestures and Fragments

    Gestures and Fragments

    8 1983 HD

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  • 2009
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    Alta Definição

    Alta Definição

    10 2009 HD

    In Alta Definição, Daniel Oliveira interviews one guest every week with an intimate approach.

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  • 2024
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    The Conspiracy

    The Conspiracy

    10 2024 HD

    "The Conspiracy", a documentary series directed by António-Pedro Vasconcelos, is the result of a meticulous investigation that includes...

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