Carmencita
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Carmencita | |
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Screencap from the short film Carmencita | |
Born |
Carmen Dauset Moreno 1868 Almeria, Spain |
Died | 1910 42) | (aged
Years active | 1894 – |
- For the film of the same name see Carmencita (film).
Carmencita (claimed Seville, Spain as her birthplace) was a Spanish-style dancer in American pre-vaudeville variety and music-hall ballet.[1] Today, she is noted for her role in an eponymous short documentary and by having her portrait painted by such notable artists as John Singer Sargent, William Merritt Chase and James Carroll Beckwith.[2] According to film historian C. Musser, Carmencita was the first woman to appear in front of an Edison motion picture camera and may have been the first woman to appear in a motion picture within the United States. In the film she is recorded going through a routine she had been performing at Koster & Bial's in New York since February 1890.[3]
Filmography
Year | Film | Role | Other notes |
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1894 | Carmencita | Herself | Sole performer |
References
External links
- Library of Congress
- Carmencita at the Internet Movie Database
- Carmencita at Google Video – Note that this also contains other footage
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