Perez Prado (b. December 11, 1916, Cuba - d. September 14, 1989, Mexico City, Mexico) was a Cuban/Mexican bandleader and composer. He is commonly referred to as the "King of the Mambo".
The mambo, reinvigorated under the name salsa, is still the signature dance of Latin popular music, and his son, Perez Prado, Jr., continues to direct the Pérez Prado Orchestra in Mexico City to this day.
Born as Dámaso Pérez Prado in Cuba, his mother was a school...
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Date of birth:
- Dec 11, 1916
Date of death:
- Sep 14, 1989 (age 72 years)
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Also known as:
- Perez 'Prez' Prado & His Orchestra,
- Perez Prado Orchestra,,
- Perez Prado y su Orquesta,
- Peréz Prado Orchestra,
- Perez Prado,
- Perez Prado and His Orchestra,
- Prez Prado,
- Perez Prado & His Orchestra,
- Damasco Perez Prado,
- Pérez Prado y su Orquesta
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