Carmen Miranda: Bananas Is My Business (1995)

  • NR
  • 04/13/1995 (BR)
  • Documentary
  • 1h 31m

Overview

A biography of the Portuguese-Brazilian singer Carmen Miranda, whose most distinctive feature was her tutti-frutti hat. From her arrival in the US as the "Brazilian Bombshell" to her Broadway career and Hollywood stardom in the 1940s.

Helena Solberg

Director

Cast

Carmen Miranda's headshot

Carmen Miranda

Self (archive footage)
Maria José Queiroz Miranda's headshot

Maria José Queiroz Miranda

Self
Aurora Miranda's headshot

Aurora Miranda

Self
Mario Cunha's headshot

Mario Cunha

Self
Caribé da Rocha's headshot

Caribé da Rocha

Self
Laurindo Almeida's headshot

Laurindo Almeida

Self
Synval Silva's headshot

Synval Silva

Self
Aloysio de Oliveira's headshot

Aloysio de Oliveira

Self

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