Miranda, Carmen (1909-1955)
"The Brazilian Bombshell" exploded onto the American scene in the 1940s with her lyrically unintelligible songs, her excess, and her exoticism. Miranda, heral...
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DENPASAR, Indonesia, Dec 12 (Reuters) - With its manicured
rice terraces, Hindu temples, and processions of women bearing
Carmen Miranda-like mounds of fruit on their heads, Bali has
successfully ...
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RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil's Carnival parades
got off to a majestic start Sunday night as dancers dressed
as monarchs, courtiers and even roast pheasants at a royal
feast shimmied their way...
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Claude Chabrol’s The Bridesmaid (La Demoiselle d’Honneur), from a screenplay by Pierre Leccia and Mr. Chabrol, based on the novel by Ruth Rendell, develops a passionate love story amid ...
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Claude Chabrol’s The Bridesmaid ( La Demoiselle d’Honneur), from a screenplay by Pierre Leccia and Mr. Chabrol, based on the novel by Ruth Rendell, develops a passionate love story amid...
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No more torrid tamale jokes. When Rita Moreno kicks off the new cabaret season at the plush little Café Carlyle by jokingly introducing herself as Chita Rivera, you know both Rita and Chita ar...
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