Carmen Miranda

Birth Name:

Maria do Carmo Miranda da Cunha

Birth Place:

Marco de Canaveses, Portugal

Profession

Soundtrack, Actress

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

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