Perez Prado
Cuban pianist and composer
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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... Wikipedia
Born: December 11, 1916, Matanzas, Cuba
Died: September 14, 1989 (age 72 years), Mexico City, Mexico
Spouse: María Engracia Salinas (m. 1951–1976)
Genres: Musica tropicale, Pop, and Jazz
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