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Nov 26, 2022 · Published Nov. 26, 2022 Updated Nov. 27, 2022. Irene Cara, who belted out the title tracks of two beloved song-and-dance movies of the 1980s, “Flashdance” and “Fame,” has died. She was 63 ...
Nov 27, 2022 · Born in the Bronx, New York, Irene was the youngest of five children of her Cuban-American mother, Louise, a cinema usher, and her Puerto Rican father, Gaspar Escalera, a factory worker and...
Irene Cara Escalera (March 18, 1959 – November 25, 2022) was an American singer and actress who rose to prominence for her role as Coco Hernandez in the 1980 musical film Fame, and for recording the film's title song "Fame", which reached No. 1 in several countries. In 1983, Cara co-wrote and sang the song "Flashdance...
Nov 26, 2022 · Cara was born into a working-class Puerto Rican and Cuban family in the Bronx neighborhood of New York City. As a child actor, her credits included a regular stint on the 1970s children's show...
Nov 26, 2022 · Irene Cara, the Oscar-winning musician best known for singing the title tracks to the hit 1980s movies “Fame” and “Flashdance” has died, her publicist said Saturday. She was 63.
Nov 26, 2022 · Born in 1959 in the Bronx, New York City, Cara was the youngest of five children and started her career on Spanish-language TV. Her father was Puerto Rican and her mother, Cuban-American. Having...
Nov 26, 2022 · Irene Cara, best known for singing the title songs to the films Fame and Flashdance, has died aged 63. Cara appeared as the main character Coco Hernandez in Fame, which was released in 1980. It...
