Acting
Yma Sumac
Born 1923-09-10 · Ichocan, Cajamarca, Peru
Yma Sumac (born Zoila Augusta Emperatriz Chávarri del Castillo, September 10, 1923 – November 1, 2008), was a Peruvian–American coloratura soprano. In the 1950s, she was one of the most famous exponents of exotica music. Sumac became an international success based on her extreme vocal range. She had six and a half octaves according to some reports, but other reports (and recordings) document four and a half at the peak of her singing career. (A typical trained singer has a range of about three octaves).
Acting credits
5.9Harry Steele (Charlton Heston) is a tourist guide determined to make his fortune by finding the Sunburst, an Inca treasure.
Secret of the Incas
1954
5.8Omar Khayyam was one of the greatest Persian poets. He was also a brilliant mathematician. Though his quatrains were written in the 11th century, they are still popular the world over. The details of his life are unknown, so this movie invents a biography for him and includes in it his real achievements - the invention of a new calendar and the penning of those epigrammatic poems. This film has him romancing a sultan's bride and foiling the assassin sect's plot to kill the sultan's son.
Omar Khayyam
1957
6.0The delegates of an international conference must decide on a "United Song", capturing the traditions and cultural characteristics of the participating countries. An unprecedented art showcase.
Las canciones unidas
1960
7.1Producer, director and projectionist watch an assortment of musical numbers and brainstorm about framing narrative that could contain them all.
Music of Always
1958
NRA filmed version of Sid and Marty Krofft's 1968 live puppet show, set at a medieval fair. The special was a pilot for a weekly series.
Fol-de-Rol
1972
NRInterview, newsreel & performance footage of this twilight zone exotica princess. Includes substantial material documenting her Russian tour of 1961.
Yma Sumac: The Inca Castafiore
1993