The Loves of Carmen (1948 film) the traditional Spanish dances. Also, her uncle José Cansino can be seen as her dance partner in one scene, and her brother Vernon Cansino has a bit part as a soldier. The musical score of the film was composed by Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco. The Loves of Carmen (1948 film) The Loves of Carmen is a 1948 American Technicolor romantic drama film directed by Charles Vidor. The film stars Rita Hayworth as the gypsy Carmen and Glenn Ford as her doomed lover Don José. "The Loves of Carmen" was publicized as a dramatic adaptation of the novella "Carmen" by Prosper Mérimée and
Carmen Silva Carmen Silva Carmen Silva (April 5, 1916 – April 21, 2008), who was often credited as Carmem Silva, was a Brazilian television, stage and film actress. She was best known in recent years for her role on the Brazilian telenovela, "Mulheres Apaixonadas" in which she played Flora de Souza Duarte, the wife of Leopoldo Duarte (Oswaldo Louzada). "Mulheres Apaixonadas" was created by Manoel Carlos. Silva was born Maria Amália Feijó in Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil on April 5, 1916. Her acting career only began in earnest in 1939 when she took a job at Rádio Cultura in Pelotas.