Carmen and Alice Faye

I remember hearing the story about Carmen, who was 100% Portuguese when she came up to Hollywood in the late 30s ...

Like today many Americans were insensitive to South Americans and their nationalities ...

Although Carmen was from South America she was Portuguese and Brazilian and you didn't want to mistake her for a Hispanic or in broader terms a Mexican ...

Well the story goes Alice Faye a big box office draw for FOX who lost her crown to Betty Grable by 1944 was filming "The Gangs All Here" with Carmen and Edward Everett Horton and Charlotte Greenwood and many of FOXs stable when during a scene Alice referred to Carmen as that Mexican ... Not thinking Carmen was around but she was ...
Oh boy --- Carmen already thought of Alice as a washed up actress as Miranda was very good friends with the new star Betty Grable ---

Well Carmen before she could be restrained took off her platform spike heel and began to go after Ms Faye in earnest ...

Repeating in Portuguese ... YOU CALL ME A MEXICAN, aaay ???

VOCÊ ME CHAMOU A MEXICANA ? sua puta imunda ?

And began to strike Alice repeatedly in the back and butt region with her spiked platform ... It was a sight ... Tony DeMarco an actor broke up the fracas but Alice feared for her life around Carmen from that point ... VIVA CARMEN !!