This is the first guest post ever on Spellbound! Friend Ana Roland celebrates about her favorite actress Sônia Braga.
This is the first guest post ever on Spellbound! Friend Ana Roland celebrates about her favorite actress Sônia Braga.
In my first post for the Luso World Cinema Blogathon, I discuss Cinearte and its gorgeous Art Deco covers!
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Want to participate in the inaugural Luso World Cinema Blogathon? Here’s how.
If you’re overwhelmed by the variety of Luso World Cinema Blogathon topics to choose from, I’m compiled some possible topics.
Meet my Luso World Cinema Blogathon co-host Letícia Magalhães of the blog Crítica Retrô!
Today is Mary Astor day on Turner Classic Movies’ Summer Under the Stars schedule, so what more perfect day is there to announce the launch of the Luso World Cinema Blogathon?
Today I’m giving you a peek at two recent acquisitions. As we know, it’s very hard for film fanatics to resist collecting all sorts of memorabilia, and I’m no exception. I tend to amass movie books to build my own reference library, but my latest pieces are both items I can wear. I bought them…
For this installment of Fashion Friday, here’s an image of Carmen Miranda that’s pure 1930s glamour. The performer was born in Portugal, but immigrated to Brazil as a child, and she considered herself Brazilian at heart despite maintaining her Portuguese citizenship. The woman, who would become famous for her Bahian costume featuring headwear adorned with fruit,…
I’ve been enjoying NPR’s 50 Great Voices series, and the holiday break gave me a chance to catch up with some missed episodes, including their piece on Amália Rodrigues. Since I’m half Portuguese, I enjoy finding instances where Portuguese and American culture collide, mix, and transmute. Rodrigues embraced other cultures’ musical traditions in order to…