Carmen Miranda Read by Storm Large

Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls

Rebel Girls

Kids & Family, Stories For Kids, Education For Kids

4.5 • 7K Ratings

🗓️ 27 August 2024

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

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 all, she was Carmen! [This episode originally aired October, 2020.] About the Narrator Storm Large is a musician, actor, playwright, and author. She has sung and performed in bands for decades from San Francisco to Portland. In addition to developing a cult-like following for her own band, The Balls, Storm is also a co-lead singer for the internationally acclaimed, multi-lingual, orchestra, Pink Martini. Credits This podcast is a production of Rebel Girls and Boom Integrated, a division of John Marshall Media. It’s based on the book series Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls. Our Executive Producers are Jes Wolfe and Katie Sprenger. This season was produced by John Marshall Cheary, Sarah Storm, and Robin Lai. Corinne Peterson is our Production Manager. This episode was written by Joy McCullough and edited by Katie Sprenger. Proofread by Ariana Rosas. Elettra Bargiacchi created sound design and composed out performed the original theme. Mattia Marcelli was the sound mixer.

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0:00.0	Once upon a time there was a tiny girl who would reach new heights
0:07.3	dancing with a tower of fruit piled high on her head. her name was Maria. In 1999, Maria's father, Jose, moved their family
0:18.0	from Portugal to Brazil, where he opened a barber shop. Maria's mother worked in a bustling boarding house with six
0:26.3	siblings running around their little apartment on a narrow cobblestone street
0:30.4	in Rio de Janeiro was always filled with laughter and chatter and music.
0:37.0	Even when there wasn't very much money, there was always music in the Miranda household.
0:46.0	Jose loved opera.
0:48.0	His favorite was called Carmen, which was about a rebellious young woman from a poor neighborhood.
0:54.0	Jose saw a spark of that strong-willed character in his music-loving daughter.
1:00.0	He had no idea that Maria would one day use the name Carmen to defy his wishes and follow
1:07.4	her dreams onto the stage. I'm Storm Large and this is Good Night's
1:22.0	A Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls. a fairy tale podcast about the rebel women who inspire
1:26.0	us.
1:28.4	This week, Carmen Miranda.
1:42.0	Carmen's childhood was filled with school and chores and her
1:43.0	large Catholic family.
1:45.0	But everything changed when Carmen was in her teen years.
1:47.0	Her family had struggled with money for a long time.
1:50.0	Finally, at 14,
1:52.0	Carmen had to leave school and begin working.
1:55.0	She worked in a hat shop where she decorated windows and sold neckties to help make ends meet.
2:01.0	Then, her older sister Olyinda became ill and was sent far away to Portugal to receive treatments
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