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"The US won't intervene in southern america" Good lord how long did this policy last, 2 weeks?!

Wonderful to see a Brazilian actor getting the Be Kind Rewind treatment. Despite her impact as a pop culture icon, I've always felt that Carmen is still sadly underappreciated as an artist, even though the extent of her success was largely influenced by the racism and anti-black policies of both Brazilian and American societies.

Fun Fact- The woman in the Saludos Amigos short is her younger sister Aurora Miranda, because Carmen didn't have time to film she gave the role to her sister. I highly suggest if anyone wants to know more about her to look for her Biography by Ruy Castro - Carmen: Uma biografia(IDK if it was translated to English, but it's a very detailed Biography about her). She sadly still embodies a stereotype about Latina Women are still known for and sometimes expected to represent (Before people point at me, I'm Brazilian, living in BRAZIL, born and raised here, so I'm sharing my experience here), it's expected that we speak in broken English, it's likely that we have to “act“ like her. ANOTHER thing- look for her song - Disseram que eu voltei americanizada, a piece that addresses those who were criticizing her.

Interestingly, in the 1930s the very idea of an ultimate Brazilian culture was artificially crafted as well. The modernist movement here sought to find the true Brazilian everything, but instead of recognizing the many different aspects of our culture, they jumbled everything up and came up with an answer that pleased them, much like these movies did in regards to the whole of Latin America. That's when our institutes for architectural preservation were created, and they decided on colonial architecture being the style worthy of it, and eclectic buildings in colonial towns were torn down in order to create a "cohesive look". They chose to elevate music with African/Afro-brazilian roots, while African religions suffered persecution. The way Carmen's image was crafted and used was entirely in line with what was happening in Brazil when it comes to many different branches of art.

I've been obssessed with Carmen since my early teens, when I watched a documentário about her. A few things that could also be mentioned: she was in a very abusive marriage, which contributed to her poor health. When she first returned to Brazil, she had a chilly reception by the brazilian elite, because according to them she had become "too americanized", however that was not her usual audience. She effectively popularized samba beyond The borders of Bahia and Rio de Janeiro through the national radio. When she died, her body was shipped to Brasil, and her funeral procession was more popular than the one of Getúlio Vargas.

I'm so happy you did a video about Carmem Miranda. In Brazil she is still very famous and I hear her name since I was born even though I'm 16!! Thank you very much love your channel♥️🥰

There is something magical about her performances. It's not just mugging. You're compelled by the force of her charisma even in short clips.

As an Afro Latino who is racialised as monoracial African, the hill I have always been willing to die on is the American film and television industry conspired to erase us from Latin America. And our governments from Mexico to Chile were all too happy to comply bc everything is awful. Thanks for making this video. I feel like I can take off my tin foil hat now ✨✨✨✨

I remember being so confused as a Chilean teen (but living in Australia) when rehearsing for a “Latin” musical show for school when the very white teacher got out these huge puffy sleeved costumes with fruit hats, with really cheesy dance moves, along with a matador dance with bolero jackets. 🤦🏻‍♀️ Like hello, lady? All of Latin American culture is not the same, and doesn’t include Spain anyway. Myself along with 2 other Chileans, an Argentinian and Colombian all tried to gently express our frustration but the white adult teacher got her feelings hurt so on it went. 🙄 At least we got to teach the choirs correct Spanish pronunciation for songs by Ricky Martin & Gloria Estefan. The dances were awful though. I’ve always been a fan of classic film and loved Carmen Miranda, but I knew very well the stereotypes and harm that came from that. I’m brown yet my mother insisted we were white, “like Carmen Miranda”. Also the broken heavily accented English is still a trope today- see Sofia Vergara on Modern Family. Everyone in Latin America knows she simply puts that accent on & greatly exaggerates it for comedic effect, but the English speaking world seems to think it’s just the way she talks normally. Not to mention that most of us cannot ditch our accents so we are branded as foreign and stupid- when accent doesn’t dictate the quality of our English.

haven’t even pressed play yet and already grateful.. I’ve been waiting for this video since I discovered your Brazilian roots (so a couple of years?). thank you izzy!!

As a Brazilian, thank you for making a video about Carmen, I think she's still our greatest international movie star. Your portuguese pronunciation is very good. You even worn a brazilian shirt, so, iyou're already invited to come to Brasil and have some fun around here.

As a Peruvian woman this makes so much of the latin experience when visiting the U.S. make sense.

I love all bkr videos but the thing about brazilians watching anything that mentions brazil never been more accurate lol I clicked on this SO fast

Like everyone else in the comments, I clicked so fast when I saw the title of the video haha. I really like Carmen, I think she didn't take a totally passive role in the making of her persona, but movie studios were not keen to the idea of her branching out. The racial dimension of this era is so important to acknowledge, not only the baiana represents black women but also nurtures a deep connection with afro-brazilian religions like Camdomblé/Umbanda. I don't know how Carmen personally viewed this dimension, but sadly it took a lot of time for a big black star to rise in Brazil, specially among women. I can think of a few earlier examples of male black singers famous here, but the first two black women I recall are Dolores Duran (who was white-passing for a lot of the audience) and Elizeth Cardoso (who faced backlash for singing more classical/elite songs, instead of only samba), and both of them only really got famous in the late 50s.

One of those famous people I'd heard of, but knew nothing about. Now thanks to the soothing tones of BKR, I've learned something this morning.

Omg! I'm such a huge Carmen fan! Can't believe someone is doing a video on her! My mom was a tween in the 40's, so was a huge fan and introduced me to her.

i'd love to watch a part 2 that focuses on Carmen the person - what were her thoughts on the direction her career was taking, what was she going through personally while she was involved in all these productions, was she being adequately being compensated for all her work, did she try (and probably fail) at branching out into more diverse roles/characters, etc. incredibly informative video as always!

Carmen Miranda is one of my absolute favorites. She is joy on the screen! I’m so glad that the true root of her music is acknowledged; it’s so often overlooked/dismissed.

And thats why people from EUA believed Buenos Aires was the capital of Brazil! Anyway, amazing video, so excited as a baiano and fan of your work.

Hey! Brazilian here and I really appreciate a video about Carmen Miranda 🤩

Even in India, there are so many unique cultures but rather than be authentic and specific, a lot of Mainstream Hindi Cinema depends on stereotyping and conflating. Just like you mentioned with Cuba and Brazil, the Southern States are brought down to some hideous mish-mash.

I'm so happy to see you talking about brazillian history and culture but what made me jump with joy was the use of the word latine by you instead of the horrible american term latinx. Muito Obrigado!

As a brazilian this makes me very happy! When it comes to Carmen I think it truly was a combination of her looks and her persona that cut her career short, she couldn't just go through a makeover like Rita Haywoth and stop looking latina (and yes I know Carmen was white but her features were ethnically ambiguous by hollywood standards) and the over the top persona she had truly did have a short shelf life. Although we all still love her over here, and still sing her songs to this day, I feel that the lack of distinguishment between the nationalities of her characters is still one of the main reasons americans have misconceptions about our country. The propaganda truly had impact, I cannot tell you the amount of americans I've spoken to that think we speak spanish and walk around in ethnic clothing (lol). But Carmen's movies were a true vehicle to get our culture in people's lips and prompt them to visit our country, though most foreigners still seem to think Brazil consists only of Rio, the colorful joy of her movies is still one of the reasons americans come here every year. Carmen truly laid the foundation for all future latin superstars who seeked international success, she was the first one to make latin culture palatable to foreigners and we need to give her credit for that. She faced many limitations and many obstacles, as do all pioneers, but she made a legacy for herself and her name will still be remembered for many decades to come :)

Carmen never gets enough credit as a master of comic acting. Her timing, delivery, expression and good naturedness are infectious. Even though a lot of the Hollywood humor is based on corny language butchering, I still find myself laughing with her and not at her. She's too good to let the ignorance of the time destroy her evident skills.

Back in the 70’s when platform shoes were making a reappearance & so were old movies, there was a lot of talk about Carmen. The story went she started the platform shoe craze in the 40’s because she was so short. I don’t know if it was true, but she was & still is a style icon. Thank you for reminding me of the good neighbor policy & why all those South American musicals.

As a Brazilian citizen, I need to say: OBRIGADO! 🇧🇷 It was amazing to see you wearing a Brazilian team jacket. Talking about Carmen, racism, xenophobia and explaining well what the USA doesn't want to understand about the Latin American community, like the languages ​​spoken in portuguese and spanish, was super necessary. It was very good to mention at the beginning about what Brazil wanted to do by bringing in European immigrants, what we call "eugenia". Carmen is very much adored to this day, but not as it should be, I hope history can play the role of giving her the place she deserves!

Its really sad what we brazilians did to her in her return she deserved better than that much better

An excellent documentary on the complicated career of Carmen Miranda. It's interesting how proximity to whiteness carries so much weight to those tokenized to assimilate, just to suffer for it later. U.S. foreign policy is so fickle in how it exploits countries for their measure. One would also think that if the United States wasn't anti-Black, what would it have done to better represent Black people on film had the United States had a vested interest in Africa?

when i saw the notification my immediate reaction was like *the oprah gif* from when she met mary tyler moore. VERY EXCITED. much love from brasil!

btw, i'm not only brazilian, but i am from Bahia. loved ur video, and i love ur channel, i have watched all of your videos, and more than once. a kiss from Bahia.

For those who want to know more about Carmen's life, I recommend these videos: In English ( Em Inglês): Carmen Miranda - That Girl From Rio: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/o819ksuAysevnX0.html Carmen Miranda: Beneath the Tutti Frutti Hat (BBC, 2007): kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ldGEd7dix5itp58.html the same documentary but in another channel: Legends - Carmen Miranda: Beneath the Tutti Frutti Hat: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/g8iEmKyZlr2rn4U.html In Portuguese ( Em Português): Cultura Geral: Carmem Miranda A Embaixatriz do Samba.: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/oqp8gLaltbGumZ8.html Carmen Miranda - A história da pequena notável: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/p96Trclyts2XenU.html Carmen Miranda 'Bananas Is My Business' documentary (1995): kzfaq.info/get/bejne/b6eCoJZllbWbqqM.html Carmen Miranda Documentario: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Zq99dsmC1cuxeYU.html Carmem Miranda - Documentário !: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/p5uRiLt1qs6ydY0.html Ensaio | Aurora Miranda | 21/08/2016: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/d7mSZNqjsq3Ygac.html AURORA MIRANDA ,A NOTÁVEL IRMÃ DE CARMEN - DOCUMENTARIO STV.avi: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/esuEf6ea09e2dqs.html Interviews ( entrevistas): George Fisher entrevista Carmen Miranda - Legendado: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bsl3Y6mSq9W4Y4U.html An Interview with Carmen Miranda (July 1952): kzfaq.info/get/bejne/peBdm5uX1p2aink.html Adolfo Cruz entrevista Carmen Miranda - Agosto de 1953: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ntKEbK2TmbKslnU.html I also recommend these books: the biography written by Ruy Castro: Carmen - A Biography (Carmen - A Biography) and Brazilian Bombshell: The Biography of Carmen Miranda written by Martha Gil-Montero

People making fucking good content about brazilian music/culture it's the BEST THING on the internet ♥ Thank you for this video ♥

Thank you for always doing an awesome job on talking about the accurate history of Hollywood projects, including race relations. As someone who is afro Puerto rican, it is sad how few people know about afro Latin culture, or for that matter, the discrimination that unfortunately has taken place within the Latin community against Afro Latin people. The white washing of old Hollywood's Latin films by wanting to remove representation of Afro Latin people it's just one example of this discrimination. And unfortunately, this has been a problem to this day.

serving us something I didn't know I needed, thank you!!!!

OMG we(BRAZIL FANS) are going WILD about this

This was super interesting..I knew the famous image of her but never knew her history...really great content mam..

Just attended a cultural diplomacy symposium in DC hosted by Meridian International and the National Endowment for the Arts. This would have been one of the better talks of the day! Really hope you will consider applying to some conferences 🥰 and someone needs to give you an honorary masters degree - you have done the work!

I just want to say thank you for the times when you read a quote *and* have the quote on screen so we (I) can read along with you. It helps me absorb the material when there's an abrupt shift in tone from your script to the academic tone, or screen-mag tone, of the thing you're reading. Thank you thank you! Deep in the back of my brain I think I've always had questions about how Carmen Miranda came to be A Thing, and you answered those questions without me even fully realizing that I had them before today!

Meu deus eu tô muito feliz, meu canal preferido falando do ícone

with a mother who adores brazilian culture as mine, and who has always believed and supported the panamerican movement and taught me and my brother as much as possible about cultural imperialism and to value our local culture just as much as we appreciate that produced by hollywood, i was really not taught enough about carmen miranda and the origins of modern brazilian identity. im argentinean (and got to say, i really love how many comments here are from channel subscribers all over america) and its extremely interesting to see how the creation of the big international idea of "what brazilian modern culture is" so similar to the creation of "what argentinean modern culture is", with tango also being this working class artistic tradition developed mostly by afrodescendants that was in turn commercialized, whitewashed and validated overseas for upper-class consumption and assimilation into a full-fledged, "respectable" cultural identity --with tango, our validation hub was paris, who bought our carlos garden records; by the sound of this bkr video, paris was instrumental for carmen mirandas success, but the real kicker came when she arrived to new york. apart from that, other comments have already said this but im so, so, so glad you mentioned both the good neighbor policy, *and* the US anticommunist intervention politics post-WWII. the glamour and technicolor and ridiculous mismatch of latinamerican cultures shouldnt end up overshadowing the bitter reality of just how much the US doesnt care about actual latinamerican people unless it can be sold something. also, i want to see down argentine way now, just for the nicholas brothers doing a dance number in my country.

I've been waiting on this video without knowing I've been waiting on this video since forever! Brava! ❤️ ❤️ ❤️

What a phenomenal listen. I felt like I learned a good bit here. Your videos are always so informative and well thought out. Thank you 🙏🏾

In Mainstream Hindi Cinema, there’s a performer named Helen. In her heyday, she was considered the exotic ’other’ who was seen as a performer and was mostly stuck to that role to the point where her absence in movies was considered a bad omen. She was cast as the immoral White Woman (she had Burmese and Scottish heritage) as opposed to the traditional, sad girl who was virtuous and pining for her hero and “crooning” in slow ballads. And yes, the Censors had a problem with costumes too. The world truly is the same but separated by geography and people.

so what I'm getting from this is in terms of cultural sensitivity Hollywood has never really changed.

Your research is so well thought out, always contextualizing your subject but pairing it with heart and real empathy

Your videos are my favourite thing on KZfaq. Well researched and spoken with a real passion, I am a huge fan and very grateful for the time and energy you put into them!!

Nice job! Ela é fascinante! It's a shame she died so early imagine interviews in 1960s 70s with Dick Cavett, how so much history she had... To me she is like BR Marilyn

As a brazilian from Rio de Janeiro, i'm so happy with your video about Carmen Miranda. I admire her a lot. You did an excellent research, an amazing video. Congrats and thank you. 💖

Going into my "favourites" playlist immediately. Thank you for your hard work 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

I can't express how pleased I am with this video. As a Brazilian Portuguese teacher, teaching both the language and aspects of Brazilian culture to many American students, I actually have prepared a class exactly on this, using the same references and narrative. It really felt like BKR went into my hard drive and made a video based on one of my class files! But with such eloquence and intelligence, I wouldn't even be mad if that had been the case, ha! And what a lovely surprise just to see my country and culture be approached by one of my favorite KZfaq channels. The timing feels very appropriate as well, with Anitta winning Brazil's first-ever award at the MTV VMAs, in the "Latin" category... with a song in Spanish! Really makes me wonder how much of this is an echo of the latin amalgamation solidified by Carmen. Another interesting parallel to be drawn between Carmen and Anitta's trajectories is the white washing both had to take part in for them to reach fame. Although Anitta now proudly waves the flag of the favelas and their stigmatized culture, her whole artistic persona and musical style had to undergo a fair deal of whitening in order to first rise in the industry here in Brazil. Also, as a gay man, I should also mention that they are both Brazilian gay icons, and I love that. With Carmen being the earliest and most enduring manifestation of a Brazilian drag aesthetic I can think of. A straight white woman doing a drag performance of black music. So incongruous, at least today, and yet she still manages to captivate us. My guess is that it's because we all want to believe the fantasy she's selling, maybe even as a coping mechanism. We dream of it and want to tell ourselves that it's true that Brazil is not only this lush, tropical heaven on Earth, the land of sensual pleasures where people are happy and friendly, but also post racial.

Very happy to see my country in my favorite channel! Thank you! Your work is amazing!

I love these deeper dives on specific actresses

This is one of my new fave videos on your channel and that's saying something because there's a handful of them I've watched 3x times for a refresher or context to something else.

Your videos are next level: thank you for another great addition!

Excellent commentary on and contextualization of an iconic figure!

I WAS WAITING FOR THIS ONEEEE

Thank you for the great video! Always enjoy watching yours!

You did an amazing job in this video, fantastic research.

This was so interesting and so well researched, thanks for sharing!

I’m impressed with the quality of you work! ❤️ i always loved carmen miranda, but i’ve learned a lot today. Especially about the impact of international relations politics on the movie industry at that time.

Phenomenal video. You did a perfect job in explaining the various elements related to Carmen Miranda and her meaning to our culture. Your portuguese pronunciation was also perfect, congratulations

Thank you for this brilliant and insightful examination of Carmen Miranda. She was such a singular icon, and she's always been a compelling cypher to me. Knowing the combination of influences that created her image gives her even more texture. I'm glad I caught this on the sidebar!

A new BKR Rewind video? My day has gotten better! :)

Thanks for this video. I love your channel and Carmen Miranda so I was really excited to see this!

I rewatched a few of your videos in the meantime. I really like your channel.

YAY! Loved the video, as always! Thanks for feeding your Brazilian followers. Amei o sotaque meio brasileiro, meio gringo

Thanks for the vid

Thank you for this post!

Wow! Thank you. Wonderfully researched, written and produced!

Amazing video, very well researched !

Fantastic video as always, I’ve seen Carmen Miranda parodied for years but have never seen her in action! Will definitely be doing a deep dive on her, thank you!

This is amazing. I'm from Brazil and I loved this homage to Carmen. She truly deserves it.

13:57... as a latin america, i'd love to see them bring this back. honestly "speak proper Spanish in your movie also not everyone is from mexico" is such a low bar

I've never heard of her, thanks for showcasing!

YESSSSSSSSSSSSS. would love an episode on last years best actress race and chastains win. i feel like it was completely over shadowed by the slap, both in the public discourse and literally in the show as it happened right after.

So interesting! I love Carmen Miranda and think she was so talented. Thank you for the in depth analysis of the context of her films and performances! Love the channel!

I love your work! Thank you for these wonderful backstories and insights!

an episode on alice braga's career would be really cool too for more brazilian content.

This was absolutely incredible! I learned so much and just… wow!!! Thank you!

THANK YOU FOR THIS!!!!! I'm always so worried Carman will be forgotten. How wonderful to see you take her on. This was just fascinating!!! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!

Your videos are exceptional. I'm super curious how long it takes you to write the essay, find the perfect clips, all the recording and editing, etc. They are so thorough that I can't understand how you produce so many in a given year!

Brilliant episode, really interesting!

this is brilliantly written, entertaining, and full of information! keep it up

Just leaving a comment to once again say you're one of the best creators on this website. Thank you for your service.

THANK YOU for telling of her! A pianist who (in non-Covid times) does World War events yearly, I've respected her for ages. So much more than huge smiles and fruity hats.

Excellent research as usual. It is telling for the video to say that Carmen Miranda was not “white” enough for the US in the 40s and 50s. The Northern European look was the standard then. Who we would consider today as white people from Southern Europe, North Africa, the MIddle-east, Latin America were not quite white then just because they had a certain accent. At the time of the I Love Lucy show, Lucy and Desi were considered to be in an interracial marriage. Today Arnaz would be considered a white Latino. But not in the 50s.

Carmen Miranda was always the bright spot, in those cheesy musicals with Betty grable or Alice Faye.

What an amazing episode. To learn that Miranda more or less single-handedly salvaged the 1939 Broadway season is the sort of nugget I come to @Be Kind Rewind for.

I LOVE that you made a video about Carmen Miranda. ♥️

I watched a documentary on Carmen and she’s so much like other star like Dorothy Dandridge. She didn’t fit in to any other role than what they made her to be. It’s just sad that there were so few roles for Latin American actors at that time. Today it’s still in need of more representation.

Fascinating. I had never considered the political and cultural aspects of Miranda's career. Hope a part two that dives even deeper might show up in the near future. LOVE your channel!!!!!!!!

So, let me guess this: Carmen Miranda gave Drag Queens across the world some inspiration? Her outfits and the original outfits are so cool! 👏🏽

Thanks for the video, love your work.

This is so weird, because I just listened to a podcast about Carmen Miranda the day before you posted this (The Stuff You Missed In History Class, in case anyone is interested). I was aware of her, but I didn't know anything about her. Great video. :)

Love the Helix ad, ngl. Now to watch the rest of the video :o

CM was not a topic I would normally explore but within just a few minutes I was taken by the context and then needed to watch and re-watch for the research and depth. Fascinating how the industry has a way to move public opinion and consciousness but illuminating stars and characters. Well, fascinating and sad and sobering. I learned so much here, Kudos.

We study the Good Neighbor Policy (Politica da Boa Vizinhança) in schools in brazil and i think americans probably never heard of it. haha

She’s back!!

Gente, que orgulho ver meu país em um dos melhores canais do KZfaq. Vai Brasil! #forabolsonaro #lula2022