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Pérez Prado
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Cuban bandleader, pianist, composer and arranger (1917–1989)
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José Dámaso Pérez Prado, known by the pseudonym Pérez Prado, was a Cuban composer, pianist, conductor, and singer. Born in Matanzas, Cuba, on December 11, 1916, he began his work period in 1933. He was a native Spanish speaker who performed in the mambo genre, utilizing the piano and voice. His recordings were released through RCA Records and Philips Records, and his copyright was represented by Broadcast Music, Inc.
Prado died of a stroke in Mexico City on September 14, 1989, due to natural causes. He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. His work is associated with tags including latin, cuban, instrumental, and jazz. He is recognized in the Hollywood Walk Of Fame collection and has two works listed in Europeana.
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Film & TV
Matanzas, Cuba
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.
Known for
- Cachitos de hierro y cromo — Self (archive footage)2013
- El sexo de los pobres1983
- A Fuego Lento1980
- Tivoli — Self1975
- Stripping and Dying — Nick1968
- El dengue del amor1965
- Locos por la televisión — Self1958
- Música y dinero1958
- Cha-Cha-Cha Boom! — Perez Prado1956
- Underwater! — Perez Prado1955
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- Cuba
- Active from
- 1916
- Active to
- 1989
Discography
Member of
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 124,858
- Total plays
- 916,271
Tags
Pérez Prado (Dámaso Pérez Prado, December 11, 1916 – September 14, 1989) was a Cuban bandleader, musician (singer, organist and pianist), and composer. He is often referred to as the "King of the Mambo". Pérez was actually his surname, he became known by the paternal and maternal surnames "Pérez Prado." His orchestra was the most popular in mambo. His son, Pérez Prado, Jr., continues to direct the Pérez Prado Orchestra in Mexico City to this day. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/P%C3%A9rez+Pr
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Pérez
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Cuba
- Place of birth
- Matanzas Province
- Place of death
- Mexico City
- Occupation
- actor
- Languages spoken
- Spanish
- Native language
- Spanish
- Genre
- mambo
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Philips Records
- Image
- Perez prado (cropped).jpg
Show 10 more facts
- date of birth
- 1916-12-11
- date of death
- 1989-09-14
- cause of death
- stroke
- manner of death
- natural causes
- start of work period
- 1933-00-00
- pseudonym
- Pérez Prado
- birth name
- José Dámaso Pérez Prado
- name in native language
- Dámaso Pérez Prado
- copyright representative
- Broadcast Music, Inc.
- Commons category
- Pérez Prado
Sources (3)
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Works in European collections
2 objects attributed to Pérez Prado, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
