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Dámaso Pérez Prado
Dámaso Pérez Prado is a Cuban conductor, pianist, composer and composer who popularized the mambo in the 1950s. His big band's danzón-mambo adaptation has proven to be worldwide success with hits such as "Mambo No. 5", earning him the nickname "King of the Mambo". In 1955, Prado and his orchestra topped the charts in the US and UK with their cover mambo song "Cherry Pink" by Louiguy. He frequently appears briefly in movies, mostly rumberas, and his music has been incorporated into films like La Dolce Vita. Pérez Prado started his career as a pianist and orchestra artist for Sonora Matancera, a worldwide successful dance band from his native Matanzas. He later formed his own group and made several records in Havana in 1946, including "Trompetiana", a self-written mambo and one of the earliest examples arranged for the band. big.
Birth nameDámaso Pérez Prado
Also known as"Prez" Prado, "The King of the Mambo"
BornDecember 11, 1916, Matanzas, Cuba
DiedSeptember 14, 1989, Mexico City, Mexico
GenresMambo
Occupation(s)Musician, arranger, bandleader, composer
Years active1933–1987
LabelsRCA Victor
Associated actsSonora Matancera, The Pérez Prado Orchestra

About Dámaso Pérez Prado

Dancer Dámaso Pérez Prado was born in Cuba on December 11, 1916. He dies at the age of 72, on September 14, 1989.

The"King of Mambo", as he is affectionately known in Cuba, is a Cuban musician.

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Dámaso Pérez Prado before becoming famous

Dámaso Pérez Prado was born in the Zodiac sign Sagittarius (The Centaur/Archer), and 1916 is also the year of Dragon (龍) in the Chinese Zodiac.

He used to like playing the piano and organ as a child.

Achievement of Dámaso Pérez Prado

His cha-cha version of"Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White" topped the Billboard charts for ten weeks.

Dámaso Pérez Prado's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

He and his wife had two children.

Dámaso Pérez Prado on Social Media

Dámaso Pérez Prado Collabed with

Prado and Bassist Cachao Lopez are well-known mambo dancers.

Dámaso Pérez Prado Income & Net worth

Dámaso Pérez Prado's income mainly comes from the work that created his reputation: a dancer. Information about his net worth in 2024 is being updated as soon as possible by allfamous.org, you can contact to tell us Net Worth of the Dámaso Pérez Prado.

Dámaso Pérez Prado Height and Weight

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Latest information about Dámaso Pérez Prado updated on March 14 2023.