Mira, Mira, Miranda! (was Re: Somewhat NP Argentinians....)
Paul Mackin
pmackin at clark.net
Mon Aug 7 06:22:03 CDT 2000
On Sun, 6 Aug 2000, davemarc wrote:
> From: Paul Mackin <pmackin at clark.net>
> >
> > Brazil gets represented by Carmen Miranda though of course her most famous
> > head piece was featured in "Down Argentine Way."
> >
> Wasn't that headpiece in The Gang's All Here? Whaddaya say, Henry?
Where IS Henry? I'd just happened recently to have seen Down Argentine Way
on TV and she was wearing a veritable skyscraper. Think is was probably
fairly standard for her.
In the service of complete accuracy I should say she was actually from
Portugal not Brazil but was nevertheless called the Brazilian Bombshell I
think.
P.
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