▁featured ▁on ▁radio ▁and ▁television ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁during ▁the ▁Golden ▁Age ▁of ▁Radio ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 s . ▁As ▁a ▁natural ized ▁Argent ine an ▁she ▁was ▁also ▁active ▁as ▁a ▁film ▁actress ▁in ▁South ▁America ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s . ▁ ▁Early ▁years ▁El sa ▁Mir anda ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁P once , ▁Puerto ▁Rico , ▁a ▁city ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁southern ▁region ▁of ▁the ▁island . ▁She ▁moved ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁with ▁her ▁mother ▁Am elia ▁Mir anda ▁( 1 8 9 8 - 2 0 0 7 ) ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁perform er ▁who ▁first ▁att ained ▁not or iety ▁as ▁a ▁vocal ist ▁through ▁her ▁live ▁performances ▁during ▁the ▁Golden ▁Age ▁of ▁Radio ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 s . ▁In cluded ▁among ▁her ▁most ▁popular ▁songs ▁were ▁Ad ió s ▁Mar iqu ita ▁L inda ▁as ▁performed ▁with ▁Alfred o ▁Anton ini ' s ▁V iva ▁America ▁Orchestra , ▁C ari ñ oso ▁as ▁performed ▁with ▁Des i ▁Arn az ▁and ▁his ▁or chestra , ▁Bes os ▁de ▁F uer go ▁and ▁Son ata ▁Fant as ía ▁among ▁others . ▁ ▁Miss ▁Ch iqu ita ▁Ban ana ▁Mir anda ▁first ▁appeared ▁on ▁the ▁radio ▁performing ▁the ▁prom ot ional ▁singing ▁commercial ▁Ch iqu ita ▁Ban ana ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁Her ▁interpretation ▁of ▁the ▁tropical ▁t une ▁proved ▁to ▁be ▁imm ens ely ▁popular ▁and ▁was ▁broadcast ▁over