Friday, December 26, 2008

Today’s Video: Ciao Eartha

This isn’t Latin America-related per se, but we want to observe that Eartha Kitt passed away yesterday after a long battle with cancer.

Kitt was best-known for her very distinctive singing voice and in pop culture for her being one of the actresses to play Catwoman during the campy 1960s TV series “Batman.” Yet she was never shy in her political views which cause her some controversy such as speaking out against the Vietnam War during a 1968 White House luncheon hosted by “Lady Bird” Johnson.

At this time of year perhaps it would be best to remember her fabulous rendition of “Santa Baby”, yet for my money her top tune would be her French accent in “C’est Si Bon”:

Sources- YouTube, Time, Reuters, CNN

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