Irene Cara Estate Southwest Native American Style Beaded Leather Hooded Serape Poncho COA. Char Santa Fe label, size estimation is standard one size fits all, appears to be a mixture of natural turquoise and synthetic beads, likely sourced in New Mexico from a Native American maker but unverified, interior stamp in gold ink of rectangle, 8 underlined, 0 underlined, another gold stamp that reads gold rectangle, 6 underlined, 2 underlined.
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PROVENANCE: Estate of Irene Cara Escalera. Known professionally as Irene Cara, an Oscar, Grammy, Tony award winner. The multitalented singer, actress, musician and composer rose to international prominence with her starring role as Coco in the movie Fame which inspired a generation of performing arts academies, magnet schools and countless famous performers. Prior to Fame she was a child star as a recording artist and cast member of the Electric Company and she followed up her Fame stardom with the iconic song from Flashdance and an international touring career interspersed with Hollywood movie and television appearances. Irene semi-retired to Florida and continued developing musical projects privately from her home. All items in this auction were personally removed from her Largo, Florida residence by our staff. Some of the items when specifically noted have been identified as having been worn in various televised events while some others though unidentified were clearly part of her stage and touring ensam. Each lot comes with a Certificate of Authenticity authorized by her Estate Personal Representatives.

A few small bead losses, leather generally sound, small fringe seam separation.