Cecilia Miranda
- Birth Date:
- 20.10.1913
- Death date:
- 21.05.2011
- Person's maiden name:
- Cecilia Miranda de Carvalho
- Categories:
- Singer
- Nationality:
- brazilian
- Cemetery:
- Set cemetery
Cecilia Miranda de Carvalho (October 20, 1913 - May 21, 2011) was a Brazilian singer.
She was Carmen and Aurora Miranda's sister.
Biography
Cecilia Miranda was born in Rio de Janeiro on 20 October 1913. She was the fourth daughter of the couple José Pinto da Cunha (1887-1938) and Maria Emilia Miranda (1886-1971). She was successful in the 1930s, when sang in the Radio Society of Rio (current Rádio MEC) and participated in some discs of the time. Her husband, Abilio Fernandes de Carvalho, died in 1939 due to heart problems. After the birth of her only daughter, Carmen de Carvalho Guimarães, Cecilia did not follow musical career. In 1946, Cecilia moved to the United States, where she lived with Carmen Miranda in Beverly Hills for a year.
Cecilia Miranda died on May 21, 2011, of natural causes in Rio de Janeiro at age 97. During six years, she was the last Miranda sister living.
Source: wikipedia.org
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Relation name | Relation type | Description | ||
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1 | Aurora Miranda | Sister | ||
2 | Carmen Miranda | Sister |
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