Carmen Miranda - Фильмы

Кармен Миранда was born Maria do Carmo Miranda da Cunha, 9 Февраля 1909, near Porto, Portugal, in the town of Marco Canavezes. Shortly after her birth, her family moved to Brazil, where her father was involved in the produce бизнес. The family settled in then the capital city of Rio de Janeiro. After leaving school, Кармен got a job at a local store, often began singing on the job. Before long she was discovered and got a singing job on a local radio station. She ultimately got a recording contract with RCA. By 1928 she was a genuine superstar in Brazil. As with other популярным singers of the era, she eventually made her way into the film world. She made her debut in the Brazilian documentary Голос Карнавала " (1933). Two years later, she appeared in her first feature film, Алло, Алло, Бразилии (1935). However. it was Студентов (1935) that seemed to для того чтобы утрамбовать Carmen in the minds of the Brazilian movie audiences. Now they realized she could act as well as sing. Although there was three years between "Alo, Alo Карнавал" и Банан-Земле (1939), "Кармен" continued to оттока out музыкальные хиты in Brazil. The latter film would be the last in her home country. In late 1939 Кармен прилетели, with much fanfare in the press in New York City. She was now ready to capture "(Americans' hearts with her talent. She appeared in some musical revues on Broadway and, just as everyone thought, was a huge hit. In 1940 Carmen was signed to appear in the 20th Century-Fox production Down Argentine Way (1940), with Betty Grable and Don Ameche. The only complaint that critics had was the fact that Carmen was not on the screen enough. In 1941 she was again, teamed with Ameche in addition to Alice Faye in That Night in Rio (1941). The film was extremely популярный with the theater покровителей. Her unique songs went a long way in making her популярным. It was after Week-End in Havana (1941) that American cartoon artists began to cash in on Carmen's ever-growing popularity. In the 1930s and 1940-х гг cartoons were sometimes shown as a prelude to whatever feature film was showing. Sure enough, the cartoon version of Carmen кулачок wriggling across the screen, complete with her trademark fruit hat and wide, toothy grin. In 1942 "Кармен" starred in Springtime in the Rockies (1942) with Betty Grable and Cesar Romero, both of whom she had worked with before. It was shortly after this that America began adopting her style of dress as the latest fad. 1944 saw her in three films: Something for the Boys (1944), Four Jills in a Jeep (1944) and Greenwich Village (1944). The first two did well at the box-office, but the last one left a lot to be desired. It was her last busy year in film. Кармен made one film each year 1945 through 1948 года. After that she didn't make a film for two years, until Nancy Goes to Rio (1950), production for MGM. Once again didn't make a film for several years, returning with Scared Stiff (1953). She did stay busy, singing on the nightclub circuit and appearing on the relatively new medium of television. 'Scared Stiff' was her final movie performance. On 4 August 1955, she unknowingly suffered a heart attack during a live broadcast of The Jimmy Во время Шоу. She went home to Beverly Hills присутствовать на after party (she neither nor информации, smoked). On 5 August, Кармен suffered a fatal heart attack". She was just 46 years old.