Carmen Miranda: Bananas Is My Business (1995)
• April 13th, 1995 • 1h 31min
Documentary
Overview
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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