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Mongo Santamaría

Acting · 0.2 popularity

Age

109

Movies

3

TV

0

Born: April 7, 1917 – February 1, 2003
From: Havana, Cuba

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.

Works

3 films

Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

20217.6

Salsa

Salsa

197610.0

Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York

Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York

20218.0