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Carmen Miranda: Bananas Is My Business (1995)
91 min | Documentary, Biography, Music

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Carmen Miranda: Bananas Is My Business (1995)

91 min | Documentary, Biography, Music

A biography of the Portuguese-Brazilian singer Carmen Miranda, whose most distinctive feature was her tutti frutti hat. She came to the US as the "Brazilian Bombshell" and was a Broadway and Hollywood star in the 1940s.

Director

Helena Solberg

Writer

Helena Solberg

Producers

David Meyer (producer) | Helena Solberg (producer)

Composers

Leo Gandelman | Benny Mouthon (as Benoit Mouthon)

Cinematographer

Tomasz Magierski

Editors

David Meyer | Amanda Zinoman

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Release date

Jul 5, 1995 (United States)

Awards

2 wins & 1 nomination

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Cast	+ Add Cast
23 cast members

Name	Known for
Cynthia Adler Luella Hopper, Self - Hedda Hopper Luella Hopper, Self - Hedda Hopper See fewer	Life Is Beautiful (1997)
Erick Barreto Carmen Miranda (Fantasy Sequences), Self - Carmen Miranda, Fantasy Sequences (as Eric Barreto) Carmen Miranda (Fantasy Sequences), Self - Carmen Miranda, Fantasy Sequences (as Eric Barreto) See fewer	Hebe (1966)
Leticia Monte Carmen Miranda (Teenager), Self - Carmen Miranda, teenager Carmen Miranda (Teenager), Self - Carmen Miranda, teenager See fewer	Movimentos do Invisível (2019)
Carmen Miranda Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Greenwich Village (1944)
Jeanne Allan Self - Carmen's Friend Self - Carmen's Friend See fewer	Carmen Miranda: Bananas Is My Business (1995)
Ted Allan Self - Photographer Self - Photographer See fewer	Carmen Miranda: Bananas Is My Business (1995)
Laurindo Almeida Self - Musician / Self - Composer Self - Musician / Self - Composer See fewer	The Cat in the Hat (2003)
Cássio Barsante Self - Journalist / Self - Author Self - Journalist / Self - Author See fewer	Carmen Miranda: Bananas Is My Business (1995)
Mario Cunha Self Self See fewer	A Voz do Carnaval (1933)
Caribé da Rocha Self - Journalist Self - Journalist See fewer	Paula - A História de uma Subversiva (1979)
Jimmy Durante Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
Alice Faye Self Self See fewer	Hello Frisco, Hello (1943)
Jorginho Guinle Self - Brazilian Consultant to the Rockefeller Commission Self - Brazilian Consultant to the Rockefeller Commission See fewer	Carmen Miranda: Bananas Is My Business (1995)
Ivan Jack Self - Carmen Miranda Collector / Self - Fan Self - Carmen Miranda Collector / Self - Fan See fewer	Carmen Miranda: Bananas Is My Business (1995)
Aurora Miranda Self Self See fewer	Phantom Lady (1944)
María José Queiroz Miranda Self - Carmen's cousin Self - Carmen's cousin See fewer	Carmen Miranda: Bananas Is My Business (1995)
Rita Moreno Self Self See fewer	West Side Story (1961)
Aloysio de Oliveira Self - Bando La Lua Musician / Self - Composer Self - Bando La Lua Musician / Self - Composer See fewer	Radio Days (1987)
Cesar Romero Self Self See fewer	Batman: The Movie (1966)
Estela Romero Self - Carmen's Housekeeper Self - Carmen's Housekeeper See fewer	Carmen Miranda: Bananas Is My Business (1995)
Synval Silva Self Self See fewer	Samba da Vida (1937)
Raul Smandek Self - Brazilian Cultural Attache Self - Brazilian Cultural Attache See fewer	Carmen Miranda: Bananas Is My Business (1995)
Helena Solberg Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer	Vida de Menina (2003)