Carmelita Tropicana: Your Kunst Is Your Waffen

USA, 1993
Length
27 minutes
Director
Ela Troyano
Cast
  • Alina Troyano (aka Carmelita Tropicana)
  • Sophia Ramos
  • Livia Daza Paris
  • Iraida Polanco
  • Yelba Metamoros
  • Maureen Angelos
  • Anne (Annie) Iobst
  • John Lanzillotto

Content

"Hello people - I don't need no American Express Card! I am Carmelita Tropicana, Ms. Lower East Side Beauty Queen, famous nightclub entertainer an star of stage and screen. I love the Lower East Side. The men especially very friendly. All the time when I walk down the street they say: 'Oye, mami, mami ...'."

>>> watch excerpts from Carmelita's live performances and film clip on YouTube

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Credits

Production company
Ela Troyano
Original title
Carmelita Tropicana: Your Kunst Is Your Waffen