Dámaso Pérez Prado
Born
11 December 1916 (109)
Place of Birth
Matanzas, Cuba
Biography
Dámaso Pérez Prado (December 11, 1916 – September 14, 1989) was a Cuban bandleader, singer, organist, pianist and composer, who also made brief appearances in films. He is often referred to as the King of the Mambo.He became known and professionally billed as Pérez Prado, his paternal and maternal surnames respectively.
Filmography (17)
El sexo de los pobres
1983
A Fuego Lento
1980
Tivoli
1975
Stripping and Dying
1968
El dengue del amor
1965
Locos por la televisión
1958
Música y dinero
1958
Cha-Cha-Cha Boom!
1956
Underwater!
1955
De ranchero a empresario
1954
Dancing, salón de baile
1952
From Can-Can to Mambo
1951
Lost Love
1951
Serenata en Acapulco
1951
Victims of Sin
1951
El pecado de ser pobre
1950
To the Sound of the Mambo
1950