Mamãe Eu Quero
Mamãe Eu Quero is a 1937 Brazilian song composed by Vicente Paiva and Jararaca. The original recording was made by the composer himself Jararaca in 1937 and recorded by Odeon Records, is today one of the most famous Brazilian songs of all time.
The song, however, won international level visibility, under the title "I Want My Mama" by Carmen Miranda. The "carnival march" was included in her debut on Broadway and then in the film "Down Argentine Way". The song was also recorded by Bing Crosby and The Andrews Sisters. It was also featured in the 1943 Tom & Jerry short, Baby Puss, as performed by a trio of cartoon cats.
The song was performed in the 2016 Summer Olympics closing ceremony in the Maracanã Stadium on 21 August 2016.
Usage in popular culture
Films| Year | Film | Director |
| 1940 | Down Argentine Way | Irving Cummings |
| 1941 | Babes on Broadway | Busby Berkeley |
| 1941 | The Big Store | Charles Reisner |
| 1943 | Baby Puss | William Hanna and Joseph Barbera |
| 1943 | Mangamma Sapatham | S. S. Vasan |
| 1944 | Four Jills in a Jeep | William A. Seiter |
| 1951 | I Love Lucy | Marc Daniels |
| 1952 | Magical Maestro | Tex Avery |
| 1953 | Scared Stiff | George Marshall |
| 1987 | Makin Lama, Makin Asyik | A Rachman |
| 1989 | Harlem Nights | Eddie Murphy |
| 1990 | Stella | John Erman |
| 1994 | Maigret |