© Latinas in History 2008
Among
the highest paid entertainers in HoÝÓµ!vld, Carmen Miranda (Maria do
Carmo Miranda da Cunha) known as the “Brazilian Bombshell,”
was born in Portugal in 1909, but was raised and educated in Brazil.
Her acting and musical talents in hits like “Prá você
gstar de mim” and film appearances in A voz do Carnaval
(1933), Alo, alo Brasil (1935), Estudantes (1935),
Alo, alo Carnaval (1936), Banana da terra (1939),
and Laranja da China (1940), thrilled Brazilian aundiences.
In short time Miranda was in demand in the U.S. In American films, she
popularized Latin Americans for U.S. audiences during the epoch of the
Good Neighbor Policy wth an engaging ditzy portrayal of tropical Brazilian
women. Her films included Down Argen¸Ú}%Say (1940), Weekend
in Havana (1941), That Night in Rio (1941), Springtime
in the Rockies (1942), The Gang’s All Here (1943),
Four Jills in a Jeep (1944), Greenwich Village (1944),
Something for the Boys (1944), Doll Face (1946), and
If I’m Lucky
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