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Carolina “La Belle” Otero was a Spanish born dancer, actress and courtesan.
Famously known as just ‘La Belle Otero’, in August 1898 in St-Petersburg, the French film operator Félix Mesguich (an employee of the Lumière company) shot a one-minute reel of Otero performing the famous “Valse Brillante” The screening of the film at the Aquarium music-hall provoked such a scandal (because an officer of the Tsar’s army appeared in this frivolous scene) that Mesguich was expelled from Russia. Her appearance in this short reel, possibly makes her the first movie star in history [X]](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbsru8kRIW1qdwl9jo1_500.jpg)
Carolina “La Belle” Otero was a Spanish born dancer, actress and courtesan.
Famously known as just ‘La Belle Otero’, in August 1898 in St-Petersburg, the French film operator Félix Mesguich (an employee of the Lumière company) shot a one-minute reel of Otero performing the famous “Valse Brillante” The screening of the film at the Aquarium music-hall provoked such a scandal (because an officer of the Tsar’s army appeared in this frivolous scene) that Mesguich was expelled from Russia. Her appearance in this short reel, possibly makes her the first movie star in history [X]
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