Documentary · Brazil · 1995 · 1h 31m

Carmen Miranda: Bananas Is My Business

Director

Cast

Carmen Miranda as Self (archive footage) Maria José Queiroz Miranda as Self Aurora Miranda as Self Mario Cunha as Self Caribé da Rocha as Self Laurindo Almeida as Self

Crew

Tomasz Magierski — Director of Photography Amanda Zinoman — Editor David Meyer — Producer Helena Solberg — Producer

Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes

profile woman director

Key Collaborators

Helena Solberg Director Tomasz Magierski Director of Photography Amanda Zinoman Editor David Meyer Producer Helena Solberg Producer

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