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Carmen Miranda
Maria do Carmo Miranda da Cunha (9 February 1909 – 5 August 1955), known professionally as Carmen Miranda (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈkaʁmẽj miˈɾɐ̃dɐ]), was a Portuguese-born Brazilian singer, dancer and actress. Nicknamed "The Brazilian Bombshell", she was known for her signature fruit hat outfit that she wore in her American films. As a young woman, she designed hats in a boutique before making her first recordings with composer Josué de Barros in 1929. Miranda's 1930 recording of "Taí (Pra Você Gostar de Mim)", written by Joubert de Carvalho, catapulted her to stardom in Brazil as the foremost interpreter of samba. During the 1930s, Miranda performed on Brazilian radio and appeared in five Brazilian chanchadas, films celebrating Brazilian music, dance and the country's carnival culture. Hello, Hello Brazil! and Hello, Hello, Carnival! embodied the spirit of these early Miranda films. The 1939 musical Banana da Terra (directed by Ruy Costa) gave the world her "Baiana" image, inspired by Afro-Brazilians from the north-eastern state of Bahia. In 1939, Broadway producer Lee Shubert offered Miranda an eight-week contract to perform in The Streets of Paris after seeing her at Cassino da Urca in Rio de Janeiro. The following year she made her first Hollywood film, Down Argentine Way with Don Ameche and Betty Grable and her exotic clothing and Lusophone accent became her trademark. That year, she was voted the third-most-popular personality in the United States; she and her group, Bando da Lua, were invited to sing and dance for President Franklin D. Roosevelt. In 1943, Miranda starred in Busby Berkeley's The Gang's All Here, which featured musical numbers with the fruit hats that became her trademark. By 1945, she was the highest-paid woman in the United States. Miranda made fourteen Hollywood films between 1940 and 1953. Although she was hailed as a talented performer, her popularity waned by the end of World War II. Miranda came to resent the stereotypical "Brazilian Bombshell" image she had cultivated and attempted to free herself of it with limited success. She focused on nightclub appearances and became a fixture on television variety shows. Despite being stereotyped, Miranda's performances popularized Brazilian music and increased public awareness of Latin culture. In 1941, she was the first Latin American star to be invited to leave her hand and footprints in the courtyard of Grauman's Chinese Theatre and was the first South American honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Miranda is considered the precursor of Brazil's 1960s Tropicalismo cultural movement. A museum was built in Rio de Janeiro in her honor and she was the subject of the documentary Carmen Miranda: Bananas is My Business (1995). |
Birth and Death Data: Born February 9, 1909 (Marco de Canaveses), Died August 5, 1955 (Beverly Hills)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1929 - 1950
Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, songwriter
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 180 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | 50134 | 10-in. | 12/4/1929 | Triste Jandaia | Carmen Miranda | Female vocal solo, with 2 guitars | vocalist | |
Victor | 50135 | 10-in. | 12/5/1929 | Dona balbina | Carmen Miranda | Female vocal solo, with two guitars | vocalist | |
Victor | 50144 | 10-in. | 2/14/1930 | O nego no samba | Carmen Miranda | Female vocal solo | vocalist | |
Victor | 50161 | 10-in. | 1/22/1930 | Burucuntum | Carmen Miranda | Female vocal solo | vocalist | |
Victor | 50162 | 10-in. | 1/22/1930 | Mamãe não quer... | Choro Victor ; Carmen Miranda | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | vocalist | |
Victor | 50166 | 10-in. | 1/23/1930 | Iaiá, ioiô | Carmen Miranda | Female vocal solo | vocalist | |
Victor | 50169 | 10-in. | 1/22/1930 | Prá você gostar de mim | Carmen Miranda ; Orchestra Victor [Brazil] | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | vocalist | |
Victor | 50192 | 10-in. | 2/27/1930 | Eu quero casar com você | Carmen Miranda | Female vocal solo | vocalist | |
Victor | 50193 | 10-in. | 2/27/1930 | O meu amor tem | Carmen Miranda | Female vocal solo | vocalist | |
Victor | 50218 | 10-in. | 3/27/1930 | Tenho um novo namorado | Carmen Miranda | Female vocal solo | vocalist | |
Victor | 50238 | 10-in. | 4/22/1930 | Neguinho | Carmen Miranda | Female vocal solo | vocalist | |
Victor | 50239 | 10-in. | 4/23/1930 | Gostinho diferente | Carmen Miranda | Female vocal solo | vocalist | |
Victor | 50318 | 10-in. | 6/13/1930 | A mulhé quando não qué | Carmen Miranda | Female vocal solo | vocalist | |
Victor | 50319 | 10-in. | 6/13/1930 | Miss sertão | Carmen Miranda | Female vocal solo | vocalist | |
Victor | 50325 | 10-in. | 6/16/1930 | De quem eu gosto | Carmen Miranda | Female vocal solo, with orchestra and guitar (violão) | vocalist | |
Victor | 50328 | 10-in. | 6/17/1930 | Moreno bonito | Carmen Miranda | Female vocal solo | vocalist | |
Victor | 50344 | 10-in. | 6/21/1930 | Os hôme implica comigo | Carmen Miranda | Female vocal solo | vocalist, songwriter | |
Victor | 50345 | 10-in. | 6/21/1930 | Será você? | Carmen Miranda | Female vocal solo, accompanied by orchestra and guitar (violão) | vocalist | |
Victor | 50427 | 10-in. | 8/4/1930 | Esta vida é muito engraçada | Carmen Miranda | Female vocal solo | vocalist | |
Victor | 50428 | 10-in. | 8/4/1930 | Vou fazer trança | Carmen Miranda | Female vocal solo | vocalist | |
Victor | 50429 | 10-in. | 8/5/1930 | Veja você! | Carmen Miranda | Female vocal solo, with instrumental duet and vocal chorus | vocalist | |
Victor | 50431 | 10-in. | 8/5/1930 | Prá judiá de você | Carmen Miranda | Female vocal solo | vocalist | |
Victor | 50432 | 10-in. | 8/7/1930 | É com você que eu queria | Carmen Miranda | Female vocal solo | vocalist | |
Victor | 50433 | 10-in. | 8/6/1930 | Eu gosto da minha terra | Carmen Miranda | Female vocal solo, with instrumental duet and vocal chorus | vocalist | |
Victor | 50438 | 10-in. | 8/8/1930 | Si no me quieres mas | Carmen Miranda | Female vocal solo | vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Miranda, Carmen," accessed September 3, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104651.
Miranda, Carmen. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved September 3, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104651.
"Miranda, Carmen." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 3 September 2024.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: Carmen Miranda
Discogs: Carmen Miranda
Allmusic: Carmen Miranda
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IMDb: Carmen Miranda
Britannica: Carmen Miranda
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Miranda, Carmen, 1909-1955 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n84132449
Wikidata: Carmen Miranda - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q121655
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/27252617
MusicBrainz: Carmen Miranda - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/8aee107e-f22b-40cf-95cb-67fce8fa5fbd
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