Black Beauties To Know And Love: Actress Marpessa Dawn
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Victoria Uwumarogie
Black Orpheus was a huge hit in France (though it was shot in Brazil). It won the Palme d’Or in 1959, which is the highest prize a film can receive at the Cannes Film Festival. The film also picked up an Academy Award in 1960 for Best Foreign Language Film.
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