"Carmen Forever Miranda"* The Carmen Miranda Centennial *
Anyone can use the title "Brazilian Bombshell" like I do ... but in fact there will always be only one true individual that can be called "The Brazilian Bombshell" ! And that is Carmen Miranda ... that if still alive would be turning 100 today , February 9th .And alive she is ... in the minds and hearts of those , like myself, that idolize her.
Here's an excerpt from Wikipedia that gives a little idea of who this remarkable woman was :
"Maria do Carmo Miranda da Cunha , better known by the stage name Carmen Miranda ; February 9, 1909 – August 5, 1955) was a Portuguese born Brazilian samba singer and actress most popular in the 1940s and 1950s. Her family moved to Brazil shortly after her birth. Famous for promoting Brazil in her role as an entertainer, Miranda was a Broadway star, one of the highest-paid artists in Hollywood, and by some accounts the highest-earning woman in the United States. She achieved stardom in motion pictures, cast in musical roles and often wearing a hat topped with tropical fruit, which has become her iconic visual identity. For her contribution to the motion picture industry, Carmen Miranda has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6262 Hollywood Boulevard. She is considered the precursor of Brazilian the musical movement called 'Tropicalismo".
More on Carmen can be also found in:
And on the Carmen Miranda Museum official site:
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