Everything We Know About Irene Cara's Sad Last Days

[@GrungeHQ]

What do you think of Irene Cara's career?

[@jamesway]

Minor award winner? Seems you missed her Oscar and Grammy win. 😒

[@BarryWhitwell]

She could of been a female Kenny Loggins if she scored a couple more soundtrack hits. Most see her as a one hit wonder.

[@jamesway]

@@BarryWhitwell Well that would be 2 hit wonder. Fame and Flashdance.

[@claudiascott6484]

@@jamesway Remember she was also an excellent actress.

[@claudiascott6484]

Irene Cara was an excellent actress, and a fabulous entertainer. Seems like the lawsuit was rigged and she was blacklisted by the music industry friends influenced Hollywood to shun her. She fought a good fight and I know she's with the LORD.

[@laurastrobel718]

Sad. Irene was so beautiful and talented. Her fans still love her and miss her... Yes, we remember your name. 💖🌹🌄🌈🕊️

[@Juany702]

She made it to Heaven

[@claudiascott6484]

@@Juany702 Amen.

[@irmagarcia7826]

Indeed we do!!! ❤

[@laurastrobel718]

@@irmagarcia7826 🙏💓

[@happystation3228]

Injustice is what destroyed her career and worst it destroyed her life. So many lives have been destroyed by injustice.

[@beverlyrhame3692]

Absolutely right, sad and really heartbreaking 😢

[@happystation3228]

@@beverlyrhame3692 May her soul be at peace.

[@beverlyrhame3692]

@@happystation3228 That’s all we can wish for now, I didn’t even know about these things, the world was deprived of her amazing gifts.

[@claudiascott6484]

@@beverlyrhame3692 I agree. How very wrong.

[@StreetnastyEntertainment]

FACTS😪💯😡

[@joelgalvan8358]

She lives forever, in our hearts.

[@briansumner6439]

I never once forgotten Irene Cara, I never knew what happened to her back in the 80s and 90s. I was a teenager in the 80s loved Irene, loved her music, and acting and my favorite Irene song was What a feeling. Now fast forward to November 25 2022 I got sad word she passed away and I’m still sad and crying 😢 for her. Good bye Irene and May heaven welcome you with open arms. I miss Irene so so much 😢😢😢😢😢😢.

[@kenrowls4651]

WOW! It's good to know I am not the ONLY one who's been crying over her death! I CAN'T STOP CRYING!!! 😭

[@marshaoliver6231]

I loved Out Here On My Own

[@leesashriber5097]

Such a beautiful voice and actress. So much talent. 🕊️🙏❤️

[@michaelleggieri7135]

I play at a piano bar in Florida and play Fame and What a feeling almost every night I play. I added out there on my own last night. I knew she lived in Florida but after her death I realized she was only 30 miles from me. She was an artist a true artist. That word gets thrown around a lot. I was also born in 1958. RIP Coco

[@Wombat-pv5eb]

🙏

[@sandieem1]

❤

[@gracec6485]

I still enjoy her music. She was my idol back in the day and will always remember her beautiful voice. May she rest in peace.

[@LuxeJourneyVlogs]

We still don’t know much of what happened and maybe that’s what she wants. but I think she was a great talent. My condolences to her family as they grieve their family member.

[@Minalover100]

Well said

[@contessaiyalode4791]

Irene Cara was a gentle soul I met her when she was going to school to Phill Black studio on Broadway and she was amazing, I had the opportunity to be picked by her in the film Aaron loves Angela I play one of her friends and to say that she was good is nothing she was amazing she was just simply amazing full of love and respect for herself her mother a father All the people that ever touch her life have nothing else to say but good things about her I am so sad that she left so young 63 is too young for someone like her

[@Minalover100]

@@contessaiyalode4791 You are fortunate to have met and worked with such a talented lady.

[@contessaiyalode4791]

@@Minalover100 more than anyone will ever imagine. She was an Angel born at the wrong time in the wrong world.

[@nataliedeshow768]

@@contessaiyalode4791 63 is too young for anyone. I will be 63 next year and there are many things I have not done yet.😊

[@kallen868]

A great singer and actress. Fame showed these both beautifully.

[@jocelyndesilva372]

I have heard of things like that happening in that Industry, it is so cruel. After playing "What a Feeling" on my local radio station, it was reported that Irene Cara's had Cancer. So very sad. I loved her singing, she had a fantastic voice.

[@omegaman1409]

Fame tv series and Flashdance are so iconic that you can’t sweep it under a rug. Along with the headliner songs. She just like disappeared after that yet I can walk into a Walmart and hear her songs playing. She did a good job in living in secret. I do live close to Tampa and I didn’t even know she lived in Largo until her death.

[@klwthe3rd]

Her house went up for sale not long after that under much privacy. Apparently she willed the house to someone who put it up for sale as "an estate sale" so i knew it was her property. No pictures of the interior of the home which is also very wierd yet speaks to her demands of privacy.

[@TonyGue]

It's so unfair because I loved all her music not just "Fame" and "What a feelin". I wish I could've had a chance to see her perform because she seemed like such an amazing human being

[@kenrowls4651]

I SO AGREE WITH YOU! I NEVER HEARD THAT SHE PERFORMED IN MICHIGAN, ELSE I WOULD HAVE DONE WHAT I NEEDED TO DO TO BE THERE!!!

[@muffs55mercury61]

It was cruel what the record company did to her. She made them millions and yet they did everything they could to cheat her out of every penny. The music business is like that. From one hit wonders to mega stars, so many artists have been either cheated or stolen from.

[@klwthe3rd]

@@muffs55mercury61 Sadly thats' not really what did her in. It was the fact that back then if you sued your record label, you got black balled. She couldn't find any work because she was labeled, "hard to work with" as retalization for her law suit. That's the really sad part.

[@beverlyrhame3692]

Injustice is the biggest curse in people’s lives, cause so much destruction. Extremely sad because she had so much to offer 😢

[@ecnumber1fan]

RIP Irene Cara. Thank you for your wonderful music

[@777RockNRollin]

IT DOES NOT GET more super-talented than her

[@chv307]

How about Prince and Michael Jackson?

[@justinj8581]

No mention of Sparkle (before Fame) not the fact that she actually won an Oscar.

[@sampa2nyc]

From what I understand she owned her masters which is a huge deal in the music business.

[@sugarsmacks250]

I didn’t know she passed wow RIP Irene Cara 🤍👑

[@1582len]

A beautiful voice.

[@richardwright7148]

Nothing is mentioned about her career lead “ Sparkle” during the 70’s. I witnessed seeing this movie in Chicago. Aretha Franklin’s music is featured. I believe it was her first role.

[@glendacoleman8060]

Right! She was the lead. It's crazy that most media outlets don't even mention it.

[@djgreenhornet2892]

@@glendacoleman8060 because it a black film classic.

[@valeriecruz4340]

She also played in the TV Show What's Happening

[@kenrowls4651]

It would have been WONDERFUL, had they released an album with the original actors and actresses singing the songs from the Soundtrack, rather than Aretha Franklin, although I did enjoy her album: I never bought a copy! However, I would have bought TEN COPIES WITH MY PAPER ROUTE MONEY, A COPY EACH WEEK I COLLECTED, WITH THE ORIGINAL SINGERS!!!

[@djgreenhornet2892]

@@kenrowls4651 I remember ABOUT 15 years ago one of my coworkers that was older than me were talking about the Sparkle soundtrack. He thought they was singing on the soundtrack. I told him Aretha Franklin was on the cover. How did his miss that. SMH

[@ChaeThompson]

Icon. What a feeling is my favorite song to this day

[@hazelanglin5907]

She was so talented

[@kenrowls4651]

And the industry knew it, but PUNISHED HER FOR GOING AFTER WHAT RIGHTFULLY BELONGED TO HER!!!

[@labellav1103]

So sad nowadays that a Icon like herself would get the back burner until she passes. I didn't know her since I wasn't born during her time but now I'm obsessed with her songs/performances and searching her life stories. Her vocals reminded me a lil of Stephanie Mills. She made her mark in the Music history. Now hopefully she can be celebrated like she should have. RIP Irene 💞🙏

[@kenrowls4651]

I have loved Irene since I was eight, when I first saw her on THE ELECTRIC COMPANY! Without going through anything else I have repeatedly said regarding my love for her, I just recently purchased five (5) of her movies on GOOGLE TV. I paid for them using my GOOGLE points. There are others I plan to buy, once I discover they have them!

[@FreeWorldMinistry]

What are you saying..... She did NOT have a brief career? She was an amazing performer for years

[@gpowellish1]

Correct . She was on the Electric Company which was a children's educational show in the early 70's , She was in movies like Aaron loves Angela, Sparkle, and fame. She in the miniseries Roots the next generation. The made for television movie Sister,Sister. She was also on What's happening? Irenes resume was pretty long.

[@kenrowls4651]

Her career started when she was on THE ELECTRIC COMPANY (she was 13), but new footage that even I had never seen, suggests it started when she was eight! She's was in the game for many years prior to the movie FAME!

[@gpowellish1]

@@kenrowls4651 She started when she was 8 doing Spanish language television. So she was a working child star .

[@kenrowls4651]

@@gpowellish1 I acknowledge that in another post, but I appreciate you!

[@anniewilkes6011]

She was also in DC Cab

[@BrooklynJoe]

I am just finding this out! Sad. R.I.P. beautiful lady.😔

[@phlickster]

Why must every piece seem so unflattering? Even solar stars go away. In our human case Irene Cara was a huge star: Grammys, Oscar,. Golden Globe, TV, film..... She was better than this ambiguous report.

[@joeyjoey7972]

Irene Cara was huge in the early 80s. So sad she has passed. RIP Irene, you will always be in insparation.

[@rexnegron1778]

The tragedy of the music business is the business.

[@JohnTz-v3y]

She’s Absolutely Wonderful !!! RIP Irene ❤

[@stevenbaker436]

I think she's pretty.

[@ElvarMasson]

Was

[@neutral6941]

RIP Irene C. 🙏

[@martinphillips4084]

Rest in peace Irene you will be sorely missed by all who watched fame aka coco

[@kenrowls4651]

I have loved Irene since I was eight, when she was on "THE ELECTRIC COMPANY" (She was 13 at that time). Every issue of RIGHT ON magazine that had her in it, I BOUGHT IT! Every sitcom she might be a guest on, I WATCHED IT! Every movie I knew her to be in, I SAW IT! THE ONLY CELEBRITY I EVER LOVED, AND I MEAN LOVED!!! Did injustice destroy her career? Not totally! She pressed on, doing what she could! The industry punished her for going after what was rightfully her's! I would even go as far as saying the judicial system punished her also, under the guise of judiciary fairness: they kept her lawsuit in court long enough until that record company went bankrupt, knowing she wouldn't see that money, BUT SHE PRESSED FORWARD WITH WHAT SHE HAD! This is what the system does to you when you go after what's rightfully yours (I'm a living witness to that, on my fourth go-round of Injustice)! BUT I'M PRESSING ON WITH WHAT LITTLE I'VE GOT!!! I FEEL SHE WAS RIGHT TO PURSUE SO-CALLED LEGAL REMEDIES TO RIGHT THE WRONG DONE TO HER! I WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER HER NAME, AND KEEP HER CLOSE TO MY HEART 🎼🎵🎶"... UNTIL THE END OF TIME..."🎶🎵😭

[@gpowellish1]

Yeah Mr. Rowls, I was madly in love her to back in the day to. It's good to know I wasn't the only guy who felt that way.

[@cryptocrazy686]

She was so so beautiful

[@ldbent1956]

She was the real deal regardless of era and or commercial success. She was doing Carnegie Hall at age 12 or 13 and inspired generations of talent a real singer. She's on my Mount Rushmore with the likes of Whitney and Karen Carpenter.

[@darryl3422]

She was an 80s icon singer songwriter actress and oh so pretty RIP Irene

[@sandrawadsworth5173]

Underrated singer!❤️

[@kenrowls4651]

And also a musician, as she could play a piano! She still had a lot to offer, and would have reaped countless millions HAD THE INDUSTRY NOT BLACKBALLED HER!!!

[@samrowbotham8914]

A gorgeous woman who translated,l God speed Irene from across the pond.

[@kathyhollenbach7413]

I had no idea she even died...r.i.p. Irene.

[@ravensrulzaviation]

Sad. I saw her in person when she played Mary in Jesus Christ super star. Will miss her.

[@PraveenSrJ01]

I hope Irene Cara is resting in peace ☮️

[@emmacarsonxo6846]

My mom went to school with her!! She said Irene was a "fun beautiful vibrant person" and "the life of the party" wish I had the chance to meet her myself R.I.P Irene.

[@klwthe3rd]

Regular school? or performing arts school?

[@magneto7930]

Record labels, management, etc... many artists are done in by the business itself. Some of them lost just about everything, some of them to the point of suicide. These days you can have so much more control over all aspects of your career, but definitely not in the 70s and the '80s. Sad situation. What a beautiful and talented woman she was!

[@50kgbrain]

She probably died from a broken heart. Mistrust and being taken advantage of can beat you down. I am glad she had the fight in her to keep chugging. Sadly, she left us.

[@drewjenn9819]

Or too many boosters

[@drewjenn9819]

@@Chanel8-i1n7n Heart disease brought in by the lethal injection.

[@frankm7254]

Dancer, singer, writer, actor. Miss Cara was a quadruple threat.

[@donnellwilliams6272]

Such a Great Talented Lady! She will definitely be missed, but forever lives on in our hearts and the gift of music she blessed us with.

[@ladyschatze9159]

The white media wouldn't know Irene Cara played in movies"Sparkle" , "Aaron loves Angela" and "Roots" all before "Fame"

[@claudiascott6484]

Also she was great in For Us the Living; The Medgar Evers Story.

[@deniseandrews113]

They know. They just conveniently leave it out...

[@chaplainwin154]

I never stop listening to her

[@jasonmanuel219]

Very cute and pure,wat a sad year .we lost so many wonderful lady and gents😔so sad ,rest in harmony lovely music ,fame we want to live forever.80s,we wanted to learn our to fly ,

[@Lucidleo-li8yu]

Irene Cara was a beautiful and multi-talented performer. Her vocals lit up this world. I think it's sad how the industry screwed her over and (almost) managed to put out her light. The truth is that she will always live forever and she will always light up the sky like a flame. R.I.P. Ms. Cara! Your many fans will always love you and remember your name!

[@margiesoapyhairbillian4754]

Heartbreaking 😢😢😢😢 this hurts my soul

[@seachel5755]

20 years ago I had a p/t temp gig as a vet courier, in Pinellas county where I live. One vet stop was in Largo, which back then was not the greatest or most desirable area, better now. That vet had a pic of her in the lobby. When I asked about it, they said she lived in that neighborhood & took her pup there. I don't know how she picked Largo or when she first moved there...seemed an odd choice, back at that time especially. I feel somehow close to her because as a result of the housing crisis in St Pete, I will probably move over that way where rent is more affordable. RIP beautiful lady 🥰

[@alphacentauri8083]

Largo is still not a desirable area by any stretch but we all need to live somewhere, right? I remember several years ago striking up a conversation with a couple from NY that just moved down. They mentioned driving through Largo and were complaining about the dull and austere vibe that it projected,

[@klwthe3rd]

Her house went up for sale not long after her death. Upon checking Zillow, it went up for sale as an "estate sale" which only proves to me that she willed the property to someone who ended up selling the property after her death. Funny thing is, there was only 1 picture of the exterior of the home and google street view. No pictures of the interior of the home. As we all know, Irene Cara was a recluse and very very private. I can imagine whoever she willed the property to; decided NOT to show any of the interior because it was her home. It clearly stated that there was NO records of the seller(the person who she willed the house too either). Very private sale. The records did show that she bought the property in 2014 several years after moving to Florida according to this video. So all the timelines add up. Can you imagine that the new owner of that house probably has NO IDEA that she owned that home. It sold for $499,000.

[@marty88ish]

Irene definitely deserved more respect by record companies considering her great talent. Very short sighted of them to not invest and support all she was capable of doing, it would have eventually made them way more money.

[@kenrowls4651]

All they were concerned about was teaching her a SO-CALLED LESSON! What I don't understand is WHY DOES THE SYSTEM FEEL THAT SOMEONE SHOULD TAKE ONE FOR THE TEAM, WHEN IT'S QUITE OBVIOUS THOSE PEOPLE THEY EXPECT THAT FROM ARE NOT PART OFTHE TEAM??? She went after what was rightfully hers, and they tried to destroy her, BUT THEY COULDN'T!!! THE VERY REASON THEY SHOULD HAVE ACQUIESCED, AND LET HER CAREER GO ON! They knew she was onto something when she put together HOT CARAMEL!!!

[@CheeraraTT]

Looking at this , she looks like Billie Holiday.

[@MRROBBIEWATTS]

Irene died of High Blood Pressure and Hypertension, i do not know anything more than this...I. can tell you that....I am the same age as Irene, and i also have High Blood Pressure AND Hypertension....and i am worried - :( - RIP Irene xXx

[@arielsea9087]

Get your heart checked. Have a Cat scan and watch your food and alcohol intake along with exercise. There’s no magic pill.

[@sheemaalen9286]

Get ur BP tested, know the #. Be at 120/80. If # are higher go on BP medicine. Then for me too, exercise and try and lose weight. Unchecked BP can cause kidney failure, too. I also drink hibiscus 🌺 tea daily and that helps. Good luck 😊

[@stephenfermoyle4578]

very sad, i loved FLASH DANCE i just saw a pic of Billie Holiday..there are some facial similarities. never saw that before RIP Angel of Song.

[@randyjohnson415]

I miss lrene soooo much, she was very classic elegance and graceful, something rare nowadays, FLASHDANCE,,,,OH WHAT A FEELING 1983.

[@thegood9]

Lots of shots of Erica Gimpel, who played coco on the tv version....let's reedit this and get only Irene in here...she deserves it. I miss her already.

[@mariasmith2667]

How beautiful!!

[@dsoule4902]

What a beautiful face. Interesting features. Peace to her

[@tkspiece2310]

Let's call it what it is, racism, injustice and greed of the entertainment powers that were at the time broke this woman. If you listen to her songs carefully, I mean really listen, underneath all that upbeat pop-py instrumentals, you hear her and her deep sadness and hopes of a better, fairer world. RIP Irene Cara, you paved the way, though painfully, for so many. At least in that knowledge, I hope you can truly rest in peace.

[@thomasshaw61]

I willalwaysremember andloveher!RIP-IreneCara!GODBEWITHYOU!

[@gailsfoodandstuff]

i had no idea that she died until just now. i was watching celine dion sing fame and then went to see how irene was doing. sigh.

[@georgeworsham5076]

Irene Cara was beautiful and what a great talent!! Her career should have been more and she left this world too soon!!

[@normadesmond6017]

my youth. Loved the series Fame and the movie Flashdance. Pretty confronting having your youth idols die. Bless her.

[@heavenawilson7271]

For Someone who started out so young...She was 6..but started working Professionally at age 8.....Built an very Established Successful Accomplished Career...She was almost EGOT Status...before being Blackballed. ...to have to rebuild...basicly start over again may have been both good and bad.. Some Entertainers don't believe in or have a back up plan or a plan B..They never wanted to do anything else....To go from doing what they know and love to perhaps doing or trying something else is not easy.. Hope she was writing her Autobiography before she Passed away..

[@Gwynelle-j5q]

She lost so much and still shouldered the burden of family on her own🎉🎉😢🎉🎉. 💔 Such a beautiful life gone too soon.❤

[@schawnettarobinson8584]

I want to live a reclusive lifestyle. That’s the best!!!

[@Pamela_Lopezs]

I'm a reclusive and have been for years so I can relate to Irene.

[@jaybell1390]

Killed her off Because she Thrived Despite their Vindictiveness and Thievery! Woe is they, for they "inclined Unto the Evil Inclination".

[@lastpme]

😢

[@funkyflights]

Maybe she wasn’t sad, maybe she wanted to be alone and have her privacy… RIP lovely lady ….

[@blackworldtraveler3711]

Yup. Can be somethings as simple as that. Usually someone in every neighborhood living a good comfortable quiet life and not wanting to be bothered especially nowadays with all the technology.

[@blackworldtraveler3711]

@@Chanel8-i1n7n I know. I can read. Pretty much what I said. Again…people like that in many neighborhoods. Can live comfortably with no money worries and be a recluse with plenty to do in the home like online gaming,streaming,grocery/food delivery,etc.. Can walk inside on a treadmill and whatnot for exercise. No need to talk to or see anyone if you don’t want to. Many should know this after months with Covid lockdown especially people living alone.

[@blackworldtraveler3711]

@@Chanel8-i1n7n I had a great time alone during Covid. I usually travel somewhere on vacation and this was different. Volunteered to take off work without pay from March through May in 2020. Enjoyed it so much I retired in June.(Was retiring in October anyway that year) Was online gaming,organic,gardening,biking,house cleaning,home projects,reading,audible,stock trading,binging,fishing,video conversations with family/friends,gaming content creator on Twitch,etc.. Also had fully stocked pantry and deep freezer. Amazon deliveries. Don't see how it could affect my mental health. Ate healthy fresh home cooked food. No money issues. Very relaxing. I was enjoying myself. Finally enjoying my home like I should.

[@Modernaire]

2:04 Prince also went through something similar. He spoke of waking up angry for long periods due to the stress of dealing with difficult people and extremely negative circumstances with his then Warner Bros Records label. He practically also was blacklisted so much so he actually sang about it in a 90s song entitled 'Don't Play Me' and seems to tell his own spiritual self-care and the things he went through as a result of that stress in the song and video for 'Holy River'. He didn't own his life's work. Back to Irene, so was she cremated? Funeral held? Who are her family members? I'm just still on occasion baffled by her death, checking for any info still. I think most upon hearing her songs will always wonder.

[@RileyFreemanJP]

Wow we barely hear about nowadays… such a superstar

[@michaelhuffman6429]

Me and her are about the same age, it's kind of scary when you look at people that grew up in your era start disappearing, if memory serves me right, didn't she play Alex Haley's mother on Roots?

[@julieclifford7698]

I feel ya.. and dying from broken heart getting pushed aside and emotionally abused.. too much stress idk…. Yes she played some role in roots. Take care✨

[@michaelhuffman6429]

@@julieclifford7698 thanks for the info, yes life can be hard at times

[@johnnoonan5802]

im so sorry to hear this sad news she is the same age as i am , for me she was a talented girl , great looks ,beautiful woman for sure , its amazing how lawyers and courts and all the legalities put a huge strain on finances and indeed the person , in this case a beautiful singer , woman , wife etc etc , she was driven into recluce from what i can gather , such beauty just lost RIP Irene Cara

[@bellabjorkqvist7286]

Great Irene R.I.P.👏

[@elizabethsanchez7893]

Fantastica esta princesa. Irene Cara

[@princessofarchetypes3870]

So talented. So pretty.

[@starexplorers1202]

Grunge, you really don't tell Irene's story very well. Besides, where the HELL were her friends? Even so-called "difficult people" have friends that try and keep contact. The holidays are absolutely brutal on the mind, you know. If you don't project some sort of perfect family life do we just ignore people that are suffering? Irene couldn't tour in America because she was blacklisted. She had to go to Europe, Japan and Australia to tour. There are enough videos on KZbin which will clearly show you that. I've heard 2 different stories about her divorce so I don't know which one is the right one. One says that they couldn't have children while another says that the age difference was frowned upon by Hollywood. She never put out another album of material because in 1987 her incredible album Carasmatic was essentially shelved by her record company and therefore didn't sell many units. She says so in one of her podcasts that were posted on KZbin. I STRONGLY encourage everyone to go listen to Carasmatic. It is absolutely amazing! In an interview around 2010 she said she wanted to do something that wasn't all about her. She brought in young female talent and wanted to give them a chance to show their talent and their voice. Irene was very aware of all the flash and no substance music being made. She just wanted to create music that was meaningful. The world loves you when you are on top and getting awards but it sure doesn't want to remember you if show human frailty and are struggling with life. If I am sad it is because Thanksgiving was supposed to be a time when the people closest to her should have been reaching out to her. Especially if she had become a recluse due to Covid.

[@claudiascott6484]

Very true.

[@Pamela_Lopezs]

Other media outlers are reporting that she lived alone. Her neighbors have given interviews saying that she did not socialize with them and rarely left the house.

[@starexplorers1202]

@@Pamela_Lopezs Alone on Thanksgiving is just so maddening to me when you consider how many "friends" must have known how she was feeling.

[@starexplorers1202]

@@Chanel8-i1n7n No idea. Possibly the gardener since that was the only one allowed to be there.

[@starexplorers1202]

@@Chanel8-i1n7n Yes, I watched him talk about Irene. He met her in 2009 or so. She had just quit the show Gone Country because they wanted to make everyone go to a prison to play a country song in front of the prison population like Johnny Cash did. Then the next day they were all chasing pigs in a mud pin. Not exactly a good place to learn songwriting for someone like Irene who had already proven herself 1000xs over. She was a chain smoker and admitted it in at least 2 interviews. She could never seem to kick the habit nor could my mom who smoked for 60 years and was hooked to a respirator until her last breath. I'm writing a book about her life so I have been putting every piece of the puzzle together to really understand what kind of person Irene was most of the time. Not just when she was stressed out and lashing out because her career was permanently altered by Al Coury and Company. If someone tried to humiliate you by telling you to chase pigs and then said you were hard to deal with because you said NO! I think you might have a little more understanding about what really happened. Irene was smart. She left the show before it devolved into just hazing.

[@AnimeFan5]

Irene Cara co-wrote the lyrics to Flashdance which entitled her to 1/4 of the publishing rights. Her cut came out to around $3 million. Al Coury, the head or her record label pocketed the money and paid Irene $ 183 dollars. Her contract with him stated that he would get half. Al was not content with that and stoled her half as well. When she sued him for the $ 1.5 million owed to her, Al went to work for David Geffen and got Geffen to blacklist her from music and movies. She was unable to get any work and was broke. Her original attorneys sued Network Records, which was a shell company. Al Coury was conveniently fired by David Geffen a week before the start of the trial. Like the con man he was, Al Coury emptied it out of the assets prior to the trial and then place it into bankruptcy when he lost so she never received the money she was awarded by the jury. She did however stop the theft and got her future royalties which is what she lived off of. The experience gave her psychosis and she moved to Florida to be near her mother.

[@tearthemhindpartsup]

Never heard about the psychosis diagnosis, but she did strike me as someone suffering from some type of mental illness.

[@klwthe3rd]

Great comment. So it was her mother that brought her to Largo FL? Wow.

[@thehunterofdeath2180]

How they mess up her Correa she had a beautiful voice is to be in top of the world her music was good n is still good all those years her classic will always be play on radio so damn sad story a super star like her R I P🙏 Irene Cara so sad story

[@rawitamudiyanselagethilaka186]

We will hear her voice even after 100 years

[@nickc7494]

Gorgeous

[@梁德仁]

RIP

[@wraynephew6838]

63 years old is still a young age to die. What did she die of?

[@jeffreygadson]

Don’t know yet. The Medical Examiner in Pinellas County, Florida knows how she died in the autopsy but it’s not released to the public yet

[@hawaiisage]

Probably not the safe and effective shot.

[@arielsea9087]

IMDb is saying arteriosclerotic and hypertensive cardiovascular disease

[@lamusica1592]

So yet another talented woman experiencing financial abuse in the music industry? I'm glad she lived her last years on her own terms, RIP Irene Cara

[@Shiskwbdbxcu0]

Too young to die ... I love the movie Fame .. Cara.. hope you are happy and do what you'd love to do in heaven.

[@cejannuzi]

She was always about what her real talent was. I admire here.

[@SamuelSanchez-dj6cb]

Composer🎉🎉🎉

[@randysandberg5615]

A real talent.

[@francispetaluma]

A record label cheating their artists? Gee… we never heard that before!

[@tracyarnett1279]

Too many lives gone all too soon this year and I wonder why the mind boggles

[@ruff1draft]

RIP dear lady

[@tre45onousorange57]

She knew how racist Florida is she did the right thing. Because the second these racist would have known that a black or latino moved in the neighborhood they will do some type of malice and hatred against you and your family just for being who you are.

[@JoJo-zx9sc]

If Florida is as racist as you say and it’s dangerous to even let people know you’re a poc then why would she have moved there in the first place? So every poc in Florida is hiding, ducking and diving because if they’re even seen they will become a victim of a malicious hate crime? Have a feeling you’re exaggerating…

[@BarryWhitwell]

Floridas populated by Cubans you white hating racist you.

[@Mt55-h7n]

Shut up….. u are so full of crap. And if anything you are racist for propagating the medias lies.

[@stevedyches4635]

Florida is an extremely diverse state, especially racially diverse, but racists do exist here as they do in every other state. A whole shit-ton of Hispanics and Latinos too. Her parents were Cuban and Puerto Rican and I seriously doubt she was mistreated by any of the locals. You're just trying to be provocative and politically edgy, right?

[@frederickhaaken456]

I don't think she was wronged at all. Show business is a tough business, and only the strong survive and thrive in it. She made her mark and created many fine memories, which is much more than many others got to do. Maybe she shouldn't have filed a lawsuit back then, and instead negotiated a better contract going forward. She even said towards the end of the video that she was living comfortably off her royalties and didn't need to work. That's a better situation than 95% of Americans.

[@keenoled]

Hope she had the best years ever in her home by the ocean.

[@long-time-first-time]

Irene was a private person. That doesn't mean she was obscure or irrelevant. I didn't like the tone of this video. Do better Grunge.

[@PR_GTR]

😔😔😔🙏🙏🙏❤️❤️❤️💋💋💋

[@loveyu2778]

Nor secretive just minding her business from busy body ass neighbors......RIP..❤❤