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Aug 2024
18m 9s

Carmen Miranda Read by Storm Large

REBEL GIRLS
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Carmen Miranda lived her life to a beat that was all her own. The incredible singer, dancer and all around entertainer brought her colorful and creative spirit to audiences on the stage and screen for decades, becoming one of the highest paid women in the United States after emigrating there in the 1940’s. Her star rose and fell and rose again but above it a ... Show More
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