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Yma Sumac (1922–2008)

Known for her astonishing 4 1/2 octave vocal range, Yma Sumac (AKA Ima or Imma Sumack) is from Ichocán, Peru, a town high in the Andes. From an early age she performed in radio and movies and made recordings throughout South America. She came to the United States in the 1940s and performed with a small group of musicians and dancers... See full bio »

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Filmography

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2013 RuPaul's Drag Race (TV series)
Sugar Ball (2013) (performer: "Malambo No. 1")
 
2009 Romaine 30° Below (performer: "Five Bottles Mambo")
 
2008 Step Up 2: The Streets (performer: "Everything I Can't Have")
 
2007 Mad Men (TV series)
Nixon vs. Kennedy (2007) (performer: "Gopher Mambo" - uncredited)
 
2007 King of California (performer: "Malambo No. 1")
 
2006 The Austrian Method (music: "Xtabay" / performer: "Xtabay")
 
2005 Rebound (performer: "Hands Up")
 
2003/I The In-Laws (performer: "Gopher Mambo")
 
2002 Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (performer: "Gopher Mambo")
 
2002 Death to Smoochy (performer: "Malambo No. 1", "Goomba Boomba")
 
2000 Ordinary Decent Criminal (performer: "Gopher Mambo")
 
1999 Soft Fruit (performer: "Gopher Mambo")
 
1999 Happy, Texas (performer: "Gopher Mambo")
 
1998 Dead Husbands (TV movie) (writer: "Gopher Mambo" / as Emperatriz Chávarri / performer: "Gopher Mambo")
 
1998 Aprile (performer: "Bo Mambo", "Gopher")
 
1998 The Big Lebowski (performer: "Ataypura")
 
1997/II Men with Guns (performer: "Xtabay")
 
1957 Omar Khayyam (performer: "Lament")
 
1954 Secret of the Incas (performer: "Virgin of the Sun God", "Earthquake", "High Andes")
 
Show ShowActress (8 titles)
1972 Fol-de-Rol (TV movie)
Various Characters
 
1956 Climax! (TV series)
Maria Santez
Flight to Tomorrow (1956) … Maria Santez
 
1955 Shower of Stars (TV series)
Opera Singer
High Pitch (1955) … Opera Singer
 
1954 Secret of the Incas
Kori-Tica
 
Show ShowComposer (1 title)
Show ShowMusic Department (1 title)
1993 L'Oeil Du Cyclone (TV series documentary) (archive footage - 1 episode, 1993) (musician - 1 episode, 1993)
Yma Sumac: La Castafiore Inca (1993) (archive footage, musician)
 
Show ShowSelf (11 titles)
1993 L'Oeil Du Cyclone (TV series documentary)
Herself
Yma Sumac: La Castafiore Inca (1993) … Herself
 
1987 Late Night with David Letterman (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 19 March 1987 (1987) … Herself
 
1970 Annie, the Women in the Life of a Man (TV movie)
Herself
 
1969 Della (TV series)
Herself
Episode #1.124 (1969) … Herself
 
1964 The Hollywood Palace (TV series)
Herself - Singer
Episode #1.6 (1964) … Herself - Singer
 
1957 The Big Record (TV series)
Herself
Episode #1.8 (1957) … Herself
 
1956 The Ernie Kovacs Show (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 13 August 1956 (1956) … Herself
 
1951 The Buick-Berle Show (TV series)
Herself - Singer
Episode #4.3 (1951) … Herself - Singer
 
1951 The Saturday Night Revue with Jack Carter (TV series)
Herself
Episode #2.26 (1951) … Herself
 
1950 The Colgate Comedy Hour (TV series)
Herself - Singer
Episode #1.1 (1950) … Herself - Singer
 
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Personal Details

Other Works:

CD: "The Ultimate Yma Sumac Collection", 2000 (Right Stuff) See more »

Publicity Listings:

4 Articles  | 2 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »

Official Sites:

Official Site | See more »
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Did You Know?

Trivia:

Her classic recording of "Malambo No. 1" opens the 2009 AFI Life Achievement Award Tribute to Michael Douglas. See more »

Nickname:

The Peruvian Songbird See more »

Star Sign:

Virgo