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Carmencita

1894·Documentary·1m
6.9
★
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.
Directed by William K.L. Dickson and William Heise
dance
dancer
flamenco
ballet
black and white
silent film
early cinema
short film
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Cast

Carmencita
Carmencita
Herself

Crew

William K.L. Dickson
William K.L. Dickson
Director
William Heise
William Heise
Director
William Heise
William Heise
Director of Photography
William K.L. Dickson
William K.L. Dickson
Producer

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38 reviews
Matty Costa
Matty Costa
2.0★ · 07/11/26
Carmencita
madje tá a dançar karaté
madje tá a dançar karaté
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Lustra
Lustra
6.0★ · 03/12/26
Carmencita
nightmares of chalamet
nightmares of chalamet
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Bry
Bry
Carmencita
cute, go spin girl and the dab, girl created history.
cute, go spin girl and the dab, girl created history.
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Skipp
Skipp
Carmencita
Astonishing how fluid her movements are here, a good sign of progress compared to the very grainy, blurry, and rigid movements of other Edison experiments.
Astonishing how fluid her movements are here, a good sign of progress compared to the very grainy, blurry, and rigid movements of other Edison experiments.
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Miguel
Miguel
Carmencita
I’d like to dance with her
I’d like to dance with her
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