Carmen Miranda
made the Bahiana costume famous. She was recognizable by
her fruit hat she would wear on her head in many publicity
shots as well as her movies. Delores Del Rio and Carmen
Miranda were very similar in movie personalities. Miranda
helped popularize Latin dancing and music such as the Samba
and Rumba through her Movies.
Miranda's last performance on August 4th,
1955 was the 'Jimmy Durante Show,' while performing a number
she suffered a minor heart attack and collapsed, she got
back up, complaining of being 'out of breath,' Durante finished
the show with out her, that night at her home she passed
away due to a major heart attack. |
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