Carmen Miranda Biography

Fast Facts

• Was once invited to sing for President Franklin D․ Roosevelt with her group Bando da Lua
• Was the first Latin American to have her hands and feet imprinted at Grauman's Chinese Theater in Los Angeles
• Was discovered by Josué de Barros, a music teacher and guitar player, while attending a show at the Instituto Nacional de Musica
• Worked as a clothing store clerk, where she learned how to make the outfits that would later become her trademark
• Best known as a singer, dancer, and actress who appeared in the film "Down Argentine Way" and "Copacabana․"
• In her later career she began performing in nightclubs, notably appearing at the El Rancho in Las Vegas and at the London Palladium in 1948
• Was characterized in a "Daffy Duck" cartoon and a "Tom and Jerry" cartoon in 1943