Miss Neecerie
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Today, one of the greats was born.
Despite being most known for her crazy fruit hats and so forth, she was so much more then that.
Before she came to America and really became something of a caricature due to the limited nature of the roles she played, she had an absolutely stellar musical and film career in Brazil.
During a visit to Brazil in 1940, Miranda was heavily criticized for giving in to American commercialism and projecting a false image of Brazil. She responded with the Portuguese language song "Disseram que Voltei Americanizada," or "They Say I've Come Back Americanized." Another song, "Bananas is My Business," was based on a line in one of her movies and directly addressed her image. She was greatly upset by the criticism and did not return to Brazil again for fourteen years.
So on her birthday, I share some non-fruit pictures of my favorite entertainer.
Biographies and more pictures.
http://www.carmenmiranda.com.br/index_eng.html
http://www.brightlightsfilm.com/16/carmen.html
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000544/
Despite being most known for her crazy fruit hats and so forth, she was so much more then that.
Before she came to America and really became something of a caricature due to the limited nature of the roles she played, she had an absolutely stellar musical and film career in Brazil.
During a visit to Brazil in 1940, Miranda was heavily criticized for giving in to American commercialism and projecting a false image of Brazil. She responded with the Portuguese language song "Disseram que Voltei Americanizada," or "They Say I've Come Back Americanized." Another song, "Bananas is My Business," was based on a line in one of her movies and directly addressed her image. She was greatly upset by the criticism and did not return to Brazil again for fourteen years.
So on her birthday, I share some non-fruit pictures of my favorite entertainer.
Biographies and more pictures.
http://www.carmenmiranda.com.br/index_eng.html
http://www.brightlightsfilm.com/16/carmen.html
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000544/
