Carmen Miranda

Name: Carmen Miranda
Brand: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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By (author): Lisa Shaw

This is the first book-length study of Carmen Miranda in English. It traces her origins as a radio singer, recording artist and film star in Brazil in the 1930s, before exploring in depth her Hollywood screen roles and the construction of her long-lasting star persona in the USA.
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Format: Paperback
Dimensions: 135 x 190mm
Publication Date: 27 Feb 2013
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781844574322

About Lisa Shaw

LISA SHAW is a Reader in Portuguese and Brazilian Studies at the University of Liverpool. She is the author of The Social History of the Brazilian Samba (1999) and co-author (with Stephanie Dennison) of Popular Cinema in Brazil (2004) and Brazilian National Cinema (2007). She co-edited (with Rob Stone) the book Screening Songs in Hispanic and Lusophone Cinema (2012) and was awarded a Senior Research Fellowship by the Leverhulme Trust to complete a research project entitled ''Tropical Travels: Brazilian Popular Culture Abroad 1870-1945'' in 2012.