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Carmen Miranda
Lisa Shaw
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Paperback. 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. Series: Film Stars. Num Pages: 168 pages, 30 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: APB; APF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 137 x 13. Weight in Grams: 276. Series: Film Stars. 168 pages, 30 black & white halftones. 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. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: APB; APF. Dimension: 190 x 137 x 13. Weight: 276.
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.
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.
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
168
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Series
Film Stars
Condition
New
Number of Pages
168
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781844574322
SKU
V9781844574322
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99-50
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 ... Read more
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