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Yma Sumac (1922–2008)

Soundtrack | Actress | Composer

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 »

Born:

Zoila Augusta Emperatriz Chavarri del Castillo
in Cajamarca, Peru

Died:

(age 86) in Silver Lake, California, USA
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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)
2009 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Michael Douglas (TV movie) (singing voice)
 
1972 Fol-de-Rol (TV movie)
Various Characters
 
1960 Las canciones unidas
 
1958 Música de siempre
 
1957 Omar Khayyam
Karina
 
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
 
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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
 
1991 Yma Sumac - Hollywoods Inkaprinzessin (documentary)
 
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 »

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4 Articles  | 2 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »

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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