How tall is Yma Sumac?

Yma Sumac's listed height was 158 cm (5'2"). She was taller than about 36% of women in the United States.

Where 158 cm sits among women in the United States

Taller than about 36% of women in the United States born in 1922 (average 160.6 cm).

Sumac next to her bandmates and co-stars

Charlton Heston is 31 cm taller than Yma Sumac (189 cm), Secret of the Incas co-star.

About Yma Sumac

Yma Sumac, born Zoila Emperatriz Chávarri Castillo on 13 September 1922 in Callao, was a Peruvian-born vocalist, actress, model, composer and producer. Her stage name comes from the Quechua phrase meaning how beautiful. She won a Guinness World Record for the Greatest Range of Musical Value in 1956 and has been called the Queen of Exotica.

Her debut album, Voice of the Xtabay (1950), peaked at number one on the Billboard 200 and sold a million copies in the United States. Later albums included Legend of the Sun Virgin, Mambo! and Fuego del Ande. In 1951 she became the first Latin American and Peruvian female singer to debut on Broadway, and in 1960 she became the first Latin American woman to get a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She also toured the Soviet Union.

Sumac stood a listed 158 cm (5'2"). She died on 1 November 2008. In Secret of the Incas she appeared with Charlton Heston, listed at 189 cm (6'2"), who is 31 cm taller.

Frequently asked

How tall is Yma Sumac in feet and inches? Yma Sumac was 5'2" tall, which is 158 cm, 62.2 inches or 1.58 m.

How tall is Yma Sumac compared to Charlton Heston? Charlton Heston is 31 cm taller than Yma Sumac: 189 cm (6'2") vs 158 cm (5'2").

Is Yma Sumac tall for women in the United States? At 158 cm she was taller than about 36% of women in the United States born in 1922, whose average height is 160.6 cm.

Sources

• Yma Sumac on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Yma Sumac on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 158 cm.
• Yma Sumac on TMDB — filmography and co-stars.

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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