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

The Ed Sullivan Show

Cachitos de hierro y cromo

Underwater!

Lost Love

Victims of Sin

Tivoli

Locos por la televisión

Cha-Cha-Cha Boom!

All Movies (17)

• El sexo de los pobres1983
• A Fuego Lento1980
• Tivoli1975 · as Self
• Stripping and Dying1968 · as Nick
• El dengue del amor1965
• Locos por la televisión1958 · as Self
• Música y dinero1958
• Cha-Cha-Cha Boom!1956 · as Perez Prado
• Underwater!1955 · as Perez Prado
• De ranchero a empresario1954
• Dancing, salón de baile1952 · as Dámaso Pérez Prado (uncredited)
• From Can-Can to Mambo1951
• Lost Love1951 · as Dámaso Pérez Prado
• Serenata en Acapulco1951
• Victims of Sin1951
• El pecado de ser pobre1950 · as Self
• To the Sound of the Mambo1950

All TV Shows (2)

• Cachitos de hierro y cromo2013 · as Self (archive footage)
• The Ed Sullivan Show1948 · as Self