Carmen Miranda: Bananas Is My Business

Carmen Miranda: Bananas Is My Business

1995 pt 91 minutes

Rating: 7.4

Plot

A biography of the Portuguese-born Brazilian singer Carmen Miranda, whose most distinctive feature was her tutti-frutti hat. From her arrival in the US as the "Brazilian Bombshell" to her Broadway career and Hollywood stardom in the 1940s.

Trailer

Cast

Carmen Miranda

Carmen Miranda

Self (archive footage)

Maria José Queiroz Miranda

Maria José Queiroz Miranda

Self

Aurora Miranda

Aurora Miranda

Self

Mario Cunha

Mario Cunha

Self

Caribé da Rocha

Caribé da Rocha

Self

Laurindo Almeida

Laurindo Almeida

Self

Synval Silva

Synval Silva

Self

Aloysio de Oliveira

Aloysio de Oliveira

Self

Cesar Romero

Cesar Romero

Self

Alice Faye

Alice Faye

Self

Jeanne Allan

Jeanne Allan

Self

Estela Romero

Estela Romero

Self

Raul Smandek

Raul Smandek

Self

Ivan Jack

Ivan Jack

Self

Cássio Barsante

Cássio Barsante

Self

Jorginho Guinle

Jorginho Guinle

Self

Ted Allan

Ted Allan

Self

Rita Moreno

Rita Moreno

Self

David Weir

David Weir

Voice

Cynthia Adler

Cynthia Adler

Luella Hopper

Eric Barreto

Eric Barreto

Carmen Miranda

Leticia Monte

Leticia Monte

Young Carmen Miranda

Tania Cypriano

Tania Cypriano

Carmen Miranda's Voice

Helena Solberg

Helena Solberg

Narrator

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