Carmencita (1894) — one of the earliest surviving motion pictures featuring a woman.
Filmed by the Edison Manufacturing Company, this historic short captures Spanish dancer Carmencita performing a routine she had been presenting at Koster & Bial's in New York since 1890.
Carmencita is widely recognized as the first woman to appear before an Edison motion picture camera and possibly the first woman to appear in a motion picture made in the United States.
🎬 Film: Carmencita
📅 Year: 1894
🇺🇸 Country: United States
⏱️ Runtime: 1 minute
🎭 Genre: Documentary
A remarkable glimpse into the very beginnings of motion pictures and early cinema history.
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