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Carmen Miranda: Bananas Is My Business

Apr 13, 1995 · 1h 31m
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A biography of the Portuguese-born 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.

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CAST

Carmen Miranda
Self (archive footage)
Maria José Queiroz Miranda
Self
Aurora Miranda
Self
Mario Cunha
Self
Caribé da Rocha
Self
Laurindo Almeida
Self
Synval Silva
Self
Aloysio de Oliveira
Self
Directed by Helena Solberg

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Status
Released
Original language
PT
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
RioFilme, Channel 4 Television
Country
BR, GB

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