Carmencita

Carmencita (1894)

March 14th, 18940h 1min

Documentary
52%

Overview

The first woman to appear in front of an Edison motion picture camera and possibly the first woman to appear in a motion picture within the United States. In the film, Carmencita is recorded going through a routine she had been performing at Koster & Bial's in New York since February 1890.


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