Highest rated movie: Secret of the Incas (1954)
Lowest rated movie: Omar Khayyam (1957)
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Looking for reviews of Yma Sumac movies? Cinafilm has a total of 10 reviews across 2 movies.
Movies starring Yma Sumac have generally received mixed reviews and hold an average score of 53%.
Secret of the Incas - released in 1954 - is Yma Sumac's highest rated movie, with a score of 57% based on 8 reviews.
The lowest rated film from Yma Sumac is Omar Khayyam - released in 1957 - with a score of 49% based on 2 reviews.
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 powers 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).
Yma Sumac has acted in films with Charlton Heston, Glenda Farrell, Marion Ross and Thomas Mitchell.
Yma Sumac has worked with these film directors: William Dieterle and Jerry Hopper.
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