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Produced way before “Dream Girls”, the film, "Sparkle", is a period drama that takes place in Harlem during the sixties and follows the rise of the three sisters to stardom as a singing girl group. |
| Cara was a minor and still in school when she landed the role. She would have to have four hours of academic classesbefore she could be filmed and her mother had to be present on the set at all times!! |
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The music was written and produced by the late |
| Cara co-starred with Diahann Carroll and Rosalind Cash as the youngest sister in this made for television movie of the week called "Sister, Sister." The movie co-starred such revered actors as Paul Winfield and Dick Anthony Williams. The dramatic storyline dealt with family relations and the struggle for each sister to find their own individual happiness. |
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Irene Cara’s live performance of an original song |
| It was a tribute to all of the great movies, past to present that had been nominated for “Best Picture” but never won. |
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Lee Curreri’s character, Bruno, is smitten with Coco in this quiet moment after she finishes the classic ballad. Although their underlying attraction is never fully explored in the storyline, their collaboration and affection for each other comes through in the film. Their characters would also go on to produce the song “Fame” in the movie which was the other Oscar nominated song that eventually ended up winning in the Best Original Song category. |
| Cara portrays a speak-easy night club singer during Prohibition. The movie “City Heat” starred Clint Eastwood, Burt Reynolds and Richard Roundtree. |
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Her gown was designed by Lionel Ritchie’s |
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