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Maria do Carmo Miranda da Cunha GCIH, OMC [1] (9 February 1909 – 5 August 1955), known professionally as Carmen Miranda (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈkaʁmẽj miˈɾɐ̃dɐ]), was a Portuguese-born Brazilian singer, dancer, and actress.
Carmen Miranda and Margarita Cansino (popularly known as Rita Hayworth) are a few of the many Latin actors and actresses whose careers, according to film historians, directors, and fellow actors featured in the documentary, were fabricated and highly manipulated by Hollywood. [3]
Here for the first time is the life and career of the woman who more than lived up to her moniker—The Brazilian Bombshell. The adored Ambassadress of Samba to the United States and the world, her daring style would influence a generation of North and South American women and is alive and well today in the styles of Liza Minnelli, Bette Midler, Cher, Madonna and Cyndi Lauper.
Carmen Miranda's dresses and photos exhibited at the Museum. The museum's collection began with donations from the singer's family and today houses 3,560 items, including 461 pieces of clothing, including jewelry, 11 complete costumes from shows and films, belts, platform shoes and turbans, in addition to 1,900 sheet music, manuscripts, scripts, 710 photographs and film posters.
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English: Photo of Carmen Miranda published by the New York Sunday News in 1943. Dating is at upper right of uncropped photo. Dating is at upper right of uncropped photo. Date
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