Carmen Miranda: Beneath the Tutti Frutti Hat (BBC, 2007)

Being brazilian, I would like to share this rare documentary about the biggest Brazilian star, the "little remarkable" (as we gently call her in Brazil), Carmen Miranda.



Profile of singer Carmen Miranda, forever remembered as the lady in the tutti frutti hat, charting her remarkable rise from humble beginnings to become Brazil's most famous singer, before going on to conquer Broadway and Hollywood. However, like many Hollywood success stories, there was sadness behind the smiles. Featuring interviews with her biographer Ruy Castro, her niece Carminha and Mickey Rooney, who impersonated her in the 1941 film Babes on Broadway.

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