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Carmen Miranda

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Carmen Miranda

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Carmen Miranda was a Portuguese-born Brazilian singer, dancer, and actress known for her signature fruit hat outfits.[1] Between 1940 and 1953, Carmen Miranda appeared in a total of 14 films produced by Hollywood studios.[2]

Making and release

Her second single, "Prá Você Gostar de Mim", sold a record 35,000 copies in 1930.[3] In 1933, Miranda signed a two-year contract with Rádio Mayrink Veiga, becoming the first contract singer in Brazilian radio history.[4] In 1930, Miranda entered into a two-year agreement with RCA Victor that granted the label sole control over her likeness.[3] After moving to Odeon Records, Miranda became the best-compensated radio vocalist in Brazil during that period.[4]

What the cited sources add

Ruy Castro launched four CDs with 64 tracks recorded from 1935 to 1940 at Odeon, calling it "the most mature phase of Carmen"[5] Castro stated that the first CD, "Carmen Canta Sambas," was meant to end the story that Carmen was only a singer of marchinhas.[5]

References

  1. Wikipedia, "Carmen Miranda" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Dennison Shaw 2004, p. 112; Rohter, "The Real Carmen Miranda Under the Crown of Fruit", The New York Times, 13 December 2001 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  2. Wikipedia, "Carmen Miranda" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Biography – Carmen Miranda", Jason Ankeny, p. AllMusic; "Carmen Miranda – Tropicália", Ana de Oliveira; David Beard, "Museum Shows Off The Fruits of Carmen Miranda", Chicago Tribune, 29 January 1986; Thomas, "TV Reviews: 'Carmen Miranda' Looks Behind Image", Los Angeles Times, 7 October 1995 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  3. Wikipedia, "Carmen Miranda" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Luis Fernando Vianna, "Ruy Castro mostra que Carmen Miranda foi além das marchinhas", Folha de S.Paulo, 15 February 2007 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  4. Wikipedia, "Carmen Miranda" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "50 (more) Years of Carmen Miranda", 9 February 2006, p. Connect Brazil; Ellis, Amanda J.. State University of New York at Buffalo, ProQuest Dissertations Publishing, 2008. 1453469. (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  5. Luis Fernando Vianna, "Ruy Castro mostra que Carmen Miranda foi além das marchinhas", Folha de S.Paulo, 15 February 2007. facts only, no text reused. www1.folha.uol.com.br

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