Carmen Costa

Carmen Costa (born as Carmelita Madriaga in Trajano de Morais, Jan 5, 1920 — Rio de Janeiro, Apr 25, 2007) was a Brazilian singer and composer. Her big hit was "Está chegando a hora", Brazilian adaptation for the Mexican song "Cielito Lindo", in the 1940s. In same decade, move to USA, married with a american native guy. Divorced and again in Brazil (1950s) marry with the composer Mirabeu Pinheiro. Another hits (all by Mirabeau): "Cachaça não é água", "Obsessão", "Eu sou a outra". In 2003, the Rio de Janeiro Representative House make Carmen "cultural patrimony of Brazil". Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.