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Dámaso Pérez Prado

Acting Born Dec 11, 1916 Matanzas, Cuba 19 credits

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.

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Known for

The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self
Film

Underwater!

as Perez Prado

Full filmography

  • The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) as Self
  • Cachitos de hierro y cromo (2013) as Self (archive footage)
  • Tivoli (1975) as Self
  • Underwater! (1955) as Perez Prado
  • Lost Love (1951) as Dámaso Pérez Prado
  • Victims of Sin (1951)
  • Cha-Cha-Cha Boom! (1956) as Perez Prado
  • El pecado de ser pobre (1950) as Self
  • To the Sound of the Mambo (1950)
  • Dancing, salón de baile (1952) as Dámaso Pérez Prado (uncredited)
  • Música y dinero (1958)
  • El sexo de los pobres (1983)
  • El dengue del amor (1965)
  • Locos por la televisión (1958) as Self
  • De ranchero a empresario (1954)
  • Serenata en Acapulco (1951)
  • A Fuego Lento (1980)
  • From Can-Can to Mambo (1951)
  • Stripping and Dying (1968) as Nick