Carmen Miranda
Carmen Miranda Trivia
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Trivia
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Carmen was considered an innovator of samba, a Brazilian genre of music, and as of 1936, became that country's highest paid performer of it, signing a million-dollar contract with Radio Tupi of Brazil that year.
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Carmen's Brazilian films: O Carnaval Cantado No Rio (1932) A Voz Do Carnaval (1933) Alo, Alo Brasil! (1935) Estudantes (1935) Alo, Alo Carnaval (1936) Banana De Terra (1939)
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Carmen appeared in 3 films with Betty Grable, including: Down Argentine Way (1940) Springtime In The Rockies (1942) Four Jills In A Jeep (1944)
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Carmen had a yellow mark on her left eye and preferred to be photographed on that side, that way the mark did not appear on film.
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Carmen's film Down Argentine Way (1940) was forbidden in Argentina due to it's portrayal of the country in a ridiculous light.
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Carmen appeared in her first film in Brazil in 1932, O Carnaval Cantado no Rio.
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Carmen wore platform shoes to make her appear taller than she actually was.
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Carmen's footprints are preserved in concrete in front of Grauman's Chinese Theater in Los Angeles.
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Carmen is the subject of two museums, one in one in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil and the other in Canvasses, Portugal, both dedicated to her career in movies and music.
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Carmen had a city square in Hollywood named after her, on September 25, 1998.
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Carmen was the highest-paid woman in the United States in 1945, earning $200,000, according to the IRS.
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Carmen's song, "I-Yi-Yi-Yi-Yi (Like You Very Much)" was used in the final episode of The Prisoner.
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Carmen appeared in the Bugs Bunny cartoon Slick Hare (1947), in which Bugs hides from Elmer Fudd in Carmen's famed fruit hat.
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Carmen was given her stage name by her father, who was an opera fan and of Bizet's opera "Carmen" in particular.
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Carmen's nickname was "The Brazilian Bombshell."
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Carmen has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6230 Hollywood Boulevard.
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Carmen was 5 feet tall.
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Carmen Miranda: I say 20 words in English. I say money, money, money, and I say hot dog! I say yes, no and I say money, money, money and I say turkey sandwich and I say grape juice.
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Carmen Miranda: I have a huge disdain for those artists who say that they don't need a prize to have their talent recognized. If I were a real actress (I'm only an entertainer) I'd do my best to win an Oscar knowing that the Academy is a serious institution of people who really understand about it.
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Carmen Miranda: More affectionate than a kiss is a well done hug in someone that you love. Have you ever notice how I can give delicious hugs?
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Carmen Miranda: Look at me and tell me if I don't have Brazil in every curve of my body.
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