Performing Latin American and Caribbean Identities
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Performing Latin American and Caribbean Identities

Race, Camp, and Transnational Stardom

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Performing Latin American and Caribbean Identities

Race, Camp, and Transnational Stardom

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Carmen Miranda got knocked down and kept going. Filming an appearance on The Jimmy Durante Show on August 4, 1955, the "ambassadress of samba" suddenly took a knee during a dance number, clearly in distress. Durante covered without missing a beat, and Miranda was back on her feet in a matter of moments to continue with what she did best: performing. By the next morning, she was dead from heart failure at age 46.This final performance in many ways exemplified the power of Carmen Miranda. The actress, singer, and dancer pursued a relentless mission to demonstrate the provocative theatrical force of her cultural roots in Brazil. Armed with bare-midriff dresses, platform shoes, and her iconic fruit-basket headdresses, Miranda stole the show in films like That Night in Rio and The Gang's All Here. For American film audiences, her life was an example of the exoticism of a mysterious, sensual South America. For Brazilian and Latin American audiences, she was an icon. For the gay community, she became a work of art personified and a symbol of courage and charisma.In Creating Carmen Miranda, Kathryn Bishop-Sanchez takes the reader through the myriad methods Miranda consciously used to shape her performance of race, gender, and camp culture, all to further her journey down the road to becoming a legend.

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Publisher
Vanderbilt University Press
Year
2016
ISBN
9780826521149
Topic
History
Subtopic
Latin American & Caribbean History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Frontispiece
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. Illustrations
  8. Acknowledgments
  9. Introduction
  10. 1: Brazilian Stardom: From Radio to Casino and the Creation of the Baiana
  11. 2: Performing Race: Miranda and Afro-Brazilianness on the Carioca Stage of the 1930s
  12. 3: Staging the Exotic: The Instant Success of the Brazilian Bombshell
  13. 4: Marketing Miranda: Stardom, Fashion, and Gossip in the Media
  14. 5: Camp Carmen: The Icon on the Screen
  15. 6: Imitating Miranda: Playing with Camp, Drag, and Gender Norms
  16. Conclusion: The Legacy of an Icon
  17. Notes
  18. Bibliography
  19. Filmography
  20. Index