Cara was found dead in her Florida home last Friday, publicist Judith Moose told AFP, adding that the cause of death is currently unknown.
“She was a beautifully gifted soul whose legacy will live on forever through her music and films.“, he commented in a written statement.
Cara rose to fame when she sang the theme song for the movie “Fame,” which is about student life at a New York performing arts high school.
Her work in the film, in which she played Coco Hernández, earned her Grammy Award nominations for Best New Artist and Best Female Pop Artist.
Cara went on to co-write and sing on the theme song “Flashdance… What a Feeling” for the 1983 hit film of the same name, which depicts the life of an aspiring dancer played by Jennifer Beals.
with that song won an Oscar in 1984 and two Grammy Awards.
Cara was trained in music, dance and singing and in the 1970s, at a very young age, she began to frequent the stage and television sets, including “The Tonight Show” with Johnny Carson, who at the time was acting as a catapult to the world. of the show in the United States.