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Mongo Santamaría
Known for
Acting
Born
April 7, 1917
Birthplace
Havana, Cuba
Died
February 1, 2003 (aged 85)
Biography
Ramón 'Mongo' Santamaría Rodríguez was a Cuban percussionist and bandleader who spent most of his career in the United States. Primarily a conga drummer, he was a leading figure in the pachanga and boogaloo dance crazes of the 1960s.
Best known work
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
2021
Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York
2021
Salsa
1976Filmography
2021
Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New Yorkas Self (archive footage)
2021
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)as Self - Performer (archive footage)
1976