Mesquitinha | |
Birth Name: | Olympio Bastos |
Birth Date: | 19 April 1902 |
Death Place: | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
Years Active: | 1923–1956 |
Spouse: | Olga Bastos |
Mesquitinha (born Olympio Bastos; 19 April 1902 – 10 June 1956) was a Portuguese-born Brazilian actor, comedian and director. He appeared in a number of Chanchadas during the 1930s and 1940s including Hello, Hello, Brazil! (1935)[1] and Samba in Berlin (1943).[2]