Carmen Miranda

Acting

Carmen Miranda

Born February 9, 1909 · Marco de Canaveses, Portugal

Died August 5, 1955 · aged 46

Maria do Carmo Miranda da Cunha GOIH • OMC (Marco de Canaveses, February 9, 1909 – Beverly Hills, August 5, 1955), known professionally as Carmen Miranda, was a Portuguese-born Brazilian singer, dancer, and actress who attained fame in Brazil and the US in the 1930s. Best known to American audiences as "the lady in the tutti-frutti hat" due to her signature headdresses made of fruits, she was the …

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Hello, Hello, Brazil!Hello, Hello, Brazil! · 1935
Hello, Hello, Brazil!
9.01935
MovieComedyMusic
A man is looking for a radio singer named "Dulcineia." For this, he goes through the biggest hassles and problems. The plot, in fact, is an excuse for the exhibition of the musical numbers of the greatest Brazilian Radio artists.
EstudantesEstudantes · 1935
Estudantes
10.01935
Movie
CopacabanaCopacabana · 1947
Copacabana
5.41947
MovieComedyMusic
A talent agent sells his girlfriend to a nightclub – as two separate acts. The deception and constant costume changes are too much for his girl, and the men who have fallen for the different performers.
Scared StiffScared Stiff · 1953
Scared Stiff
6.51953
MovieComedyHorror
A nightclub singer and his partner escape mobsters by fleeing to Cuba with a beautiful heiress, who has inherited a haunted castle on an isolated island. The trio hunt for a hidden treasure and encounter a ghost, a zombie, and a mysterious killer...
Alô Alô CarnavalAlô Alô Carnaval · 1936
Alô Alô Carnaval
6.11936
MovieComedyMusic
Two authors go look for a business to finance their dream musical.
A Voz do CarnavalA Voz do Carnaval · 1933
A Voz do Carnaval
1933
MovieMusicDocumentary
The Gang's All HereThe Gang's All Here · 1943
The Gang's All Here
5.91943
MovieComedyRomance
A soldier falls for a chorus girl and then experiences trouble when he is posted to the Pacific.
SalsaSalsa · 1976
Salsa
10.01976
MovieDocumentaryMusic
The Fania All Stars perform for 44,000 fans at Yankee stadium in New York. Besides concert footage, there's also included a history of Salsa, and vintage film clips of Hollywood's portrayal of Latinos in movies during the 1930's and 40's.

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