Creating Carmen Miranda : race, camp, and transnational stardom / Kathryn Bishop-Sanchez.

"Creating Carmen Miranda analyzes the iconic figure of Carmen Miranda from its Brazilian origins to the present day and discusses how this image became emblematic of Latin America. It traces Miranda's stardom from the popular casino scene in Rio to the Broadway stage in the late 1930s, and on to Hol...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bishop-Sanchez, Kathryn (Author)
Language:English
Published: Nashville : Vanderbilt University Press, [2016]
Subjects:
Miranda, Carmen, > 1909-1955.
Singers > Brazil > Biography.
Actresses > Brazil > Biography.
Actresses > United States > Biography.
Fame > Social aspects > Brazil > History > 20th century.
Fame > Social aspects > United States > History > 20th century.
Genre:
Biography.
Physical Description:xiii, 290 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm
Format: Book

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