Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Born
December 11, 1916
Died
September 14, 1989 (age 72)
Place of Birth
Matanzas, Cuba
Dámaso Pérez Prado
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.
Known For
TV
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
1948
TV
Cachitos de hierro y cromo
Self (archive footage)
2013
Film
Locos por la televisión
Self
1958
Film
Tivoli
Self
1975
Film
Underwater!
Perez Prado
1955
Film
Lost Love
Dámaso Pérez Prado
1951
Film
El dengue del amor
1965
Film
Dancing, salón de baile
Dámaso Pérez Prado (uncredited)
1952
Film
Cha-Cha-Cha Boom!
Perez Prado
1956
Film
Victims of Sin
1951
Film
A Fuego Lento
1980
Film
Serenata en Acapulco
1951
Film
Stripping and Dying
Nick
1968
Film
From Can-Can to Mambo
1951
Film
El pecado de ser pobre
Self
1950
Film
El sexo de los pobres
1983
Film
To the Sound of the Mambo
1950
Film
De ranchero a empresario
1954
Film
Música y dinero
1958
Filmography
2013TVCachitos de hierro y cromoas Self (archive footage)1983FilmEl sexo de los pobres1980FilmA Fuego Lento1975FilmTivolias Self1968FilmStripping and Dyingas Nick1965FilmEl dengue del amor1958FilmLocos por la televisiónas Self1958FilmMúsica y dinero1956FilmCha-Cha-Cha Boom!as Perez Prado1955FilmUnderwater!as Perez Prado1954FilmDe ranchero a empresario1952FilmDancing, salón de baileas Dámaso Pérez Prado (uncredited)1951FilmFrom Can-Can to Mambo1951FilmLost Loveas Dámaso Pérez Prado1951FilmSerenata en Acapulco1951FilmVictims of Sin1950FilmEl pecado de ser pobreas Self1950FilmTo the Sound of the Mambo1948TVThe Ed Sullivan Showas Self