Deceased
How Did Dámaso Pérez Prado Die?
Life & Death
Died aged 72GenderMaleNationalityCubaBorn11/12/1916Born inMatanzas, CubaDied14/09/1989 (aged 72)Died inMexico CityCausestrokeWikidataQ154809 ↗TMDb#1398457 ↗
Dámaso Pérez Prado was a Cuban bandleader, pianist, composer and arranger who popularized the mambo in the 1950s. His big band adaptation of the danzón-mambo proved to be a worldwide success with hits such as "Mambo No. 5", earning him the nickname "The King of the Mambo". In 1955, Pérez Prado and his orchestra topped the charts in the US and UK with a mambo cover of Louiguy's "Cherry Pink ".
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| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Cachitos de hierro y cromoSeries | Self (archive footage) | 97 |
| 1956 | Cha-Cha-Cha Boom!Movie | Perez Prado | 40 |
| 1955 | Underwater!Movie | Perez Prado | 39 |
| 1952 | Dancing, salón de baileMovie | Dámaso Pérez Prado (uncredited) | 36 |
| 1951 | Lost LoveMovie | Dámaso Pérez Prado | 35 |
| 1951 | From Can-Can to MamboMovie | — | 35 |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan ShowSeries | Self | 32 |