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Carmencita

Carmencita

1894-03-14 1 Min 5.212

Synopsis

The first woman to appear in front of an Edison motion picture camera and possibly the first woman to appear in a motion picture within the United States. In the film, Carmencita is recorded going through a routine she had been performing at Koster & Bial's in New York since February 1890.

Original Title

Carmencita

Director

William K.L. Dickson William Heise
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