The US Postal Service has just released a Carmen Miranda
postage stamp.
In 1940 the outrageous Ms Miranda, dubbed the Brazilian Bombshell exploded onto movie screens starring alongside Don Ameche and Betty Grable in Down Argentine Way.
The film’s centerpiece is the South American Way production number, performed by Carmen and written by that famed Latin American composer, Jimmy McHugh.
The Carmen Miranda stamp is one in a series of five commemorative issues saluting Latin American music. The other honorees are Tito Puente, Celia Cruz, Carlos Gardel and Selena.
Here’s a clip of South American Way
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