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Maria do Carmo Miranda da Cunha, known professionally as Carmen Miranda, was a Portuguese-born Brazilian singer, dancer and actress. Nicknamed "The Brazilian Bombshell", she was known for her signature fruit hat outfit that she wore in her American films. As a young woman, she designed hats in a boutique before making her first recordings with composer Josué de Barros in 1929. Miranda's 1930 recording of "Taí ", written by Joubert de Carvalho, catapulted her to stardom in Brazil as the foremost interpreter of samba.
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María del Carmen Barea Cobos is a former field hockey defender from Spain, who was a member of the Women's National Team that surprisingly won the gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics on home soil (Barcelona).
Jesús Ángel García Bragado is a Spanish race walker. He has competed at eight Olympic Games, the most Olympic appearances ever in athletics. He was married to gymnast Carmen Acedo.
Down Argentine Way is a 1940 American musical film made in Technicolor by Twentieth Century Fox. It made a star of Betty Grable in her first leading role for the studio although she had already appeared in 31 films, and it introduced American audiences to Carmen Miranda. It also starred Don Ameche, The Nicholas Brothers, Charlotte Greenwood, and J. Carrol Naish.
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Pia Carmen Maria Lionetti, is an Italian archer and twice a member of the Italian Olympic Team. She lives in Barletta and attends the University of Foggia.
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Hernando Carlos María Teresa Fitz-James Stuart y Falcó, 18th Duke of Peñaranda de Duero, GE, was a Spanish nobleman.
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María del Carmen Martín is a Spanish field hockey player who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics and in the 2004 Summer Olympics.
María Carmen Collado is a Spanish former swimmer who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics.
Marco Rivera Miranda is a Spanish former freestyle swimmer who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics and in the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Lorena Miranda Dorado is a Spanish water polo player, born in Ceuta. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed for the Spain women's national water polo team in the women's event, winning the silver medal. She is 5 feet 8.5 inches (174.0 cm) tall. On 22 June 2019, she took office as Minister of Youth and Sport of the Government of Ceuta.
Amaro Miranda da Cunha was a Brazilian rower. He competed in the men's eight event at the 1932 Summer Olympics. He was the brother of Carmen Miranda.
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References
- ↑ Biography of Carmen Miranda (in Spanish)
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Carmen Miranda". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
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