Carmen Miranda

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
Other
Birthday
Feb 09, 1909 (116 years old)
Death date
Aug 05, 1955

Carmen Miranda

Known For

Nas Ondas de Dorival Caymmi
1h 31m
Movie 2024

Nas Ondas de Dorival Caymmi

I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
0h 38m
Movie 2024

I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story

An aspiring singer is tasked with promoting the music catalogue of his great-grandfather, the famous songwriter Jimmy McHugh, recorded by everyone from Sinatra to Lady Gaga. While licensing these songs for movies, commercials, TV and Broadway shows, the singer journeys through the magic of his great-grandfather's stellar career.

Dorival Caymmi - Um Homem de Afetos
1h 33m
Movie 2024

Dorival Caymmi - Um Homem de Afetos

An irresistible journey through the universe of the singer and composer that revolutionized the song in Brazil and influenced generations of musicians, paving the way for movements such as Bossa Nova and Tropicália.

Garoto - Vivo Sonhando
1h 45m
Movie 2020

Garoto - Vivo Sonhando

A prodigy of stringed instruments, a pioneer of Bossa Nova, a modernizing master of the guitar: Aníbal Augusto Sardinha, better known as Garoto (1915-1955), is one of the hidden pillars of Brazilian music. Woven by rare archival material, personal diaries and testimonies, this documentary reveals his influence and the artistic conflicts of an avant-garde artist in the golden age of Brazilian radio.

Dê Lembranças a Todos
1h 13m
Movie 2018

Dê Lembranças a Todos

Dorival Caymmi was one of the inventors of the Bahian imagination. In his 94 years of life, Caymmi composed, sang, wrote, illustrated and thought about his Bahia, even far from it. His family, partners, friends and fans remember his history, which made him one of the pillars of Brazilian culture.

Biography

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 first South American honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

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