Carmen Miranda GCIH OMC (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈkaɾmẽȷ̃
miËˆÉ¾É ÌƒdÉ ]; born Maria do Carmo Miranda da Cunha; 9 February 1909
â€" 5 August 1955) was a Portuguese-born Brazilian samba singer,
dancer, Broadway actress, and film star who was active from the 1930s
on. Nicknamed "The Brazilian Bombshell", Miranda is known for her
signature fruit hat outfit she wore in her American films. As a young
woman, she designed hats in a boutique before making her first
recordings with composer Josué de Barros in 1929. Miranda's 1930
recording of "Taà (Pra Você Gostar de Mim)", written by Joubert de
Carvalho, catapulted her to stardom in Brazil as the foremost
interpreter of samba.During the 1930s, Miranda performed on Brazilian
radio and appeared in five Brazilian chanchadas, films celebrating
Brazilian music, dance, and the country's carnival culture. Hello,
Hello Brazil! and Hello, Hello, Carnival! embodied the spirit of these
early Miranda films. The 1939 musical Banana da Terra (directed by Ruy
Costa) gave the world her "Baiana" image, inspired by
African-Brazilians from the northeastern state of Bahia.In 1939,
Broadway producer Lee Shubert offered Miranda an eight-week contract
to perform in The Streets of Paris after seeing her at Cassino da Urca
in Rio de Janeiro. The following year she made her first Hollywood
film, Down Argentine Way with Don Ameche and Betty Grable, and her
exotic clothing and Lusophone accent became her trademark. That year,
she was voted the third-most-popular personality in the United States;
she and her group, Bando da Lua, were invited to sing and dance for
President Franklin D. Roosevelt. In 1943, Miranda starred in Busby
Berkeley's The Gang's All Here, which featured musical numbers with
the fruit hats that became her trademark. By 1945, she was the
highest-paid woman in the United States.
miËˆÉ¾É ÌƒdÉ ]; born Maria do Carmo Miranda da Cunha; 9 February 1909
â€" 5 August 1955) was a Portuguese-born Brazilian samba singer,
dancer, Broadway actress, and film star who was active from the 1930s
on. Nicknamed "The Brazilian Bombshell", Miranda is known for her
signature fruit hat outfit she wore in her American films. As a young
woman, she designed hats in a boutique before making her first
recordings with composer Josué de Barros in 1929. Miranda's 1930
recording of "Taà (Pra Você Gostar de Mim)", written by Joubert de
Carvalho, catapulted her to stardom in Brazil as the foremost
interpreter of samba.During the 1930s, Miranda performed on Brazilian
radio and appeared in five Brazilian chanchadas, films celebrating
Brazilian music, dance, and the country's carnival culture. Hello,
Hello Brazil! and Hello, Hello, Carnival! embodied the spirit of these
early Miranda films. The 1939 musical Banana da Terra (directed by Ruy
Costa) gave the world her "Baiana" image, inspired by
African-Brazilians from the northeastern state of Bahia.In 1939,
Broadway producer Lee Shubert offered Miranda an eight-week contract
to perform in The Streets of Paris after seeing her at Cassino da Urca
in Rio de Janeiro. The following year she made her first Hollywood
film, Down Argentine Way with Don Ameche and Betty Grable, and her
exotic clothing and Lusophone accent became her trademark. That year,
she was voted the third-most-popular personality in the United States;
she and her group, Bando da Lua, were invited to sing and dance for
President Franklin D. Roosevelt. In 1943, Miranda starred in Busby
Berkeley's The Gang's All Here, which featured musical numbers with
the fruit hats that became her trademark. By 1945, she was the
highest-paid woman in the United States.
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