Carmen Miranda
The first Brazilian performer to attain international stardom, singer and actress Carmen Miranda was born Maria do Carmo Miranda da Cunha on February 9, 1909 in Marco de Canavezes, Portugal, but she was raised in Rio de Janeiro from infancy onward. After quitting school, she began working at an area shop, where her habit of singing on the job brought her to the attention of a local radio station. Seemingly overnight, Miranda emerged as one of the top attractions on the Rio club circuit, and upon signing to RCA in 1928, she became a massive star throughout Brazil. She made her film debut in 1933's A Voz do Carnaval, solidifying her fame two years later with Estudantes. While performing at Rio's Casino da Urca in 1939, Miranda was spotted by Broadway impresario Lee Shubert, who immediately arranged to bring her to America; she soon made her New York debut in his show The Streets of Paris before settling in Hollywood the following year.
In the years which followed, Miranda virtually embodied Hollywood's narrow and condescending concept of Latin American culture -- from her first starring role in 1940's Down Argentine Way, her enduring public image remained that of the feisty Brazilian bombshell, invariably clad in some sort of enormous fruit-basket headdress while singing and dancing. It was an image she proved unable to shake during her film career; worse, during her first visit back to Brazil, Miranda was accused of becoming too "Americanized." (The experience later resulted in her song "Disseram Que Eu Voltei Americanizada" -- "They Said I Came Back Americanized.") As World War II drew to an end, however, the market for the light, campy musicals on which Miranda's fame rested began to dry up, and in 1953, she made her final screen appearance in the Dean Martin/Jerry Lewis vehicle Scared Stiff.
Undaunted, Miranda focused increasingly on her nightclub appearances, also becoming a fixture on television variety shows -- indeed, for all the stereotyping she faced throughout her career, her performances made huge strides in popularizing Brazilian music, while at the same time paving the way for the increasing awareness of all Latin culture. Still, she suffered from severe depression throughout the final years of her life, returning to Brazil for the final time in 1954; while taping a strenuous song-and-dance number for an episode of television's The Jimmy Durante Show on August 4, 1955, Miranda suffered a heart attack, and after returning to her Beverly Hills home, she died the following morning at the age of just 46. Her body was flown back to Brazil, where her passing was met by a period of national mourning. A museum was later constructed in Rio de Janeiro in her honor, and in 1995 she was the subject of the acclaimed documentary Carmen Miranda: Bananas Is My Business.
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Original Recordings 1930-1950 (Carmen Miranda)
World Music - Erschienen bei Discograph am 15.03.2006
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Chica Chica Boom Chic
MPB (Música Popular Brasileira) - Erschienen bei Remember that Records am 12.03.2021
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The Brazilian Recordings
World Music - Erschienen bei Interstate Records am 14.12.2014
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That Is!
Bossa Nova - Erschienen bei Universal Digital Enterprises am 17.12.1929
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Carmen Miranda (Vol. 5)
MPB (Música Popular Brasileira) - Erschienen bei Universal Music Ltda. am 05.01.1996
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American Hot
Soundtracks - Erschienen bei Orange Leisure am 27.12.2010
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O Que e Que a Baiana Tem?
Pop - Erschienen bei Beatbusters am 01.06.2020
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Lo mejor de Carmen Miranda (Remastered)
Lateinamerika - Erschienen bei MASTER(17)MUSIC am 02.02.2018
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A rainha do samba Brasil
Carmen Miranda, Bando da Lua e Garoto, Bando Victor, Lamartine Babo, Grupo do Canhoto, Mario Reis
Brasilianische Musik - Erschienen bei Edition Estela - Tesoros Musicales am 03.09.2021
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The Platinum Collection
Brasilianische Musik - Erschienen bei RGS Music am 25.02.2011
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Party With Carmen Miranda
MPB (Música Popular Brasileira) - Erschienen bei Remember that Records am 18.09.2021
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The Music of Brazil / Carmen Miranda, Volume 1 / Recordings 1935 - 1941
Brasilianische Musik - Erschienen bei Black Round Records am 01.07.2008
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Greatest South American Classics
Jazzgesang - Erschienen bei Master Classics Records am 04.11.2010
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The Brazilian Tornado
World Music - Erschienen bei YOYO USA, Inc. am 01.01.2006
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The Extraordinary Girl
World Music - Erschienen bei EL records am 18.02.2022
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Carmen Miranda Vol. 1, 2 E 3
World Music - Erschienen bei RCA Records Label am 01.02.1994
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Lo Mejor De Carmen Miranda (Remastered)
World Music - Erschienen bei RevOla am 26.08.2022
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The Brazilian Bombshell (Remastered)
Bossa Nova - Erschienen bei Master Tape Records am 29.05.2020
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Carmen Miranda (Vol. 2)
MPB (Música Popular Brasileira) - Erschienen bei Universal Music Ltda. am 05.01.1996
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Carmen Miranda (Vol. 3)
MPB (Música Popular Brasileira) - Erschienen bei Universal Music Ltda. am 05.01.1996
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The Brazilian Bombshell
World Music - Erschienen bei White Room Music am 22.04.2020
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