Pérez Prado
Pérez Prado album il Re del Mambo
Background information
Birth name	Dámaso Pérez Prado
Also known as	The King of the Mambo
Born	December 11, 1916(1916-12-11) Matanzas, Cuba
Died	September 14, 1989 (aged 72) Mexico City, Mexico
Genre(s)	Mambo
Occupation(s)	Musician, arranger, bandleader, composer

Dámaso Pérez Prado (December 11, 1916 in Cuba - September 14, 1989 in Mexico) was a Cuban bandleader and composer. He is commonly referred to as the "King of the Mambo". Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... is the 345th day of the year (346th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1916 (MCMXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Friday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Cuba. ... Matanzas is the capital of the Cuban Province Matanzas. ... is the 257th day of the year (258th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Mexico. ... Nickname: Location of Mexico City Coordinates: , Country Federal entity Boroughs The 16 delegaciones Founded c. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Mambo is a Cuban musical form and dance style. ... is the 345th day of the year (346th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1916 (MCMXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Friday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... is the 257th day of the year (258th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... A composer is a person who writes music. ...

Musical career

His mother was a school teacher, his father a newspaper man. He studied classical piano in his early childhood, and later played organ and piano in local clubs. For a time, he was pianist and arranger for the Sonora Matancera, Cuba's best known musical group. He also worked with casino orchestras in Havana for most of the 1940s, and gained a reputation for being an imaginative (his solo playing style predated bebop by at least five years), loud player. He was nicknamed "El Cara de Foca" ("Seal Face") by his peers at the time. A short grand piano, with the lid up. ... Organ in Katharinenkirche, Frankfurt am Main, Germany The organ is a keyboard instrument played using one or more manuals and a pedalboard. ... La Sonora Matancera in 1937 Sonora Matancera is a long-time band. ... This article is about the capital of Cuba. ... The 1940s decade ran from 1940 to 1949. ... This article is about the genre of music, for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles character see Bebop and Rocksteady. ...

Prado's band and his Mambo songs

In 1948, he moved to Mexico to form his own band and record for RCA Victor. He quickly specialized in mambos, an upbeat adaptation of the Cuban danzón. Pérez Prado's mambos stood out among the competition, with their fiery brass riffs and strong sax counterpoints, and most of all, Prado's trademark grunts (he actually says "¡Dilo!", or "Say it!", in many of the perceived grunts). In 1950, arranger Sonny Burke heard "Qué rico mambo" while on vacation in Mexico and recorded it back in the U.S. as "Mambo Jambo". The single was a hit and Pérez Prado decided to profit himself from the success and tour the U.S. His appearances in 1951 were sell-outs and he began recording U.S. releases for RCA Victor. Sony BMG Music Entertainment is the result of a 50/50 joint venture between Sony Music Entertainment (part of Sony) and BMG Entertainment (part of Bertelsmann AG) completed in August 2004. ... Mambo is a Cuban musical form and dance style. ... The saxophone (colloquially referred to as sax) is a conical-bored musical instrument usually considered a member of the woodwind family. ... Sonny Burke (Joseph Francis Burke) was born March 22, 1914 in Scranton, Pennsylvania and died May 31, 1980. ... For other uses of terms redirecting here, see US (disambiguation), USA (disambiguation), and United States (disambiguation) Motto In God We Trust(since 1956) (From Many, One; Latin, traditional) Anthem The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City National language English (de facto)1 Demonym American...

Famous pieces and hits

Prado is the composer of such famous pieces as "Mambo No. 5" (later a UK chart-topper for both Lou Bega in 1999 and cartoon character Bob the Builder in 2001) and "Mambo No. 8". At the height of the mambo movement, in 1955, Pérez Prado hit the American charts at number one with a cha-cha version of "Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White" (composed by the Frenchman Louiguy). It held the spot for 10 consecutive weeks. Prado had first covered this title for the movie Underwater! in 1954, where Jane Russell can be seen dancing to "Cherry Pink". In 1958, one of Prado's own compositions, "Patricia", became the last record to ascend to #1 on the Jockeys and Top 100 charts, both of which gave way the next week to the then newly introduced Hot 100 chart. Mambo No. ... David Lubega (aka Lou Bega) (born April 13, 1975 in Munich, Germany) is a Latin-pop musician famous for his song Mambo No. ... See also: 1999 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1999 Record labels established in 1999 // January 7 After eight years of marriage, Rod Stewart and supermodel wife Rachel Hunter announce their separation. ... Bob the Builder is a childrens television clay character created by Keith Chapman. ... See also: 2001 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 2001 Record labels established in 2001 // January 1 Comeback of Guns N Roses in House of Blues Hum disbands. ... See also: 1954 in music, other events of 1955, 1956 in music, 1950s in music and the list of years in music // January 1 - RCA victor announces a marketing plan called Operation TNT. The label drops the list price on LPs from $5. ... A chart is a graphic representation of some data. ... For the dance, see Cha-cha-cha (dance). ... Cherry Pink (and Apple Blossom White) is a popular song. ... Motto: Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité Liberty, Equality, Fraternity Anthem: La Marseillaise France() – on the European continent() – in the European Union() Capital (and largest city) Paris Official languages French Demonym French Government Unitary semi-presidential republic  -  President Nicolas Sarkozy  -  Prime Minister François Fillon Formation  -  French State 843 French State Formed   -  Current... Louis Guglielmi (1916 Barcelona– April 4, 1991 Vence) was a Catalan musician of Italian extraction who wrote under the nom de plume Louiguy. ... Jane Russell (born June 21, 1921) is an American actress and former sex symbol. ... See also: 1957 in music, other events of 1958, 1959 in music, 1950s in music and the list of years in music // Events January 28 - Little Richard begins attending classes at Oakwood College in Huntsville, Alabama February 14 - The Iranian government bans rock & roll because they claim that the form... Patricia is a popular song. ...

International popularity and decline of the success

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Pérez Prado also appeared in films in the United States and Europe as well as in Mexican cinema, constantly wearing his trademark goatee, as well as turtle-neck sweaters and vests. This article is about motion pictures. ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... The history of Mexican cinema goes back to the beginning of the 20th century, when several enthusiasts of the new medium documented historical events – most particularly the Mexican Revolution – and produced some movies that have been only recently been rediscovered. ... A traditional goatee, notice the mustache par does not touch A goatee is a beard formed by a tuft of hair on the chin and a moustache around the upper lip. ... An example of a classic polo neck. ... VEST (Very Efficient Substitution Transposition) ciphers are a set of families of general-purpose hardware-dedicated ciphers that support single pass authenticated encryption and can operate as collision-resistant hash functions. ...

With the end of the 1950s, his success declined, and the years gave way to new rhythms, like rock 'n roll and then pop music. Prado's association with RCA ended in the 1960s, and his recorded output was mainly limited to smaller labels and recycled Latin-style anthologies. The 1950s decade refers to the years 1950 to 1959 inclusive. ... Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ... This article is about the genre of popular music. ...

Prado's later life

In the early 70s, Pérez Prado permanently returned to his apartment off Mexico City's grand Paseo de la Reforma to live with his wife and two children, son Dámaso Pérez Salinas (also known as Pérez Prado, Jr.) and daughter Maria Engracia. Despite his fading star in the US, his career in Latin America was stronger than ever. He still toured and continued to record material which was released in Mexico, South America, and Japan. He was revered as one of the reigning giants of the music industry and was a regular performer on Mexican television. In Japan, a live concert recording of his 1973 tour was released on LP in an early 4-channel format known as Quadraphonic. Nickname: Location of Mexico City Coordinates: , Country Federal entity Boroughs The 16 delegaciones Founded c. ... South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ... For the song by James Blunt, see 1973 (song). ... An album or record album is a collection of related audio or music tracks distributed to the public. ... 4 channels quadraphonic label Quadraphonic sound uses four channels in which speakers are positioned at all four corners of the listening space, reproducing signals that are independent of each other. ...

In 1981, he was featured in a musical revue entitled Sun which enjoyed a long run in the Mexican capital. His last American appearance was at Hollywood on September 12, 1987, when he played to a packed house. This was also the year of his last recording. AUGUST 25 1981 US Marine Sean Vance is Born on the 25th of August {ear nav|1981}} Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... ... is the 255th day of the year (256th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ...

Persistent ill health plagued him for the next two years, and he died of a stroke in Mexico City on September 14, 1989, at the age of 72. Nickname: Location of Mexico City Coordinates: , Country Federal entity Boroughs The 16 delegaciones Founded c. ... is the 257th day of the year (258th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ...

Famous musicians in Prado's orchestra

During his lifetime, a cast of musical luminaries passed through his orchestra. These included

• Cuban singer Beny Moré,
• trumpeter Pete Candoli,
• bongo and conga drummer Armando Parazo,
• percussionists Johnny Pacheco and Mongo Santamaria, and
• reedman (later bandleader) Rene Bloch.

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Prado's Orchestra and salsa

The mambo, reinvigorated under the name salsa, is still the signature dance of Latin popular music, and Pérez Prado, Jr., continues to direct the Pérez Prado Orchestra in Mexico City to this day. Salsa music is a diverse and predominantly Spanish Caribbean genre that is popular across Latin America and among Latinos abroad. ... This article is about the dance. ... Nickname: Location of Mexico City Coordinates: , Country Federal entity Boroughs The 16 delegaciones Founded c. ...

Prado's Music in Pop Culture

"Patricia" was later featured in

• the striptease scene in Federico Fellini's 1960 movie La dolce vita
• background music for a pool party in the 1969 film Goodbye, Columbus
• the episode "Some Enchanted Evening" of the animated sitcom The Simpsons, first aired on May 13, 1990 [1]
• a long-running series of famous TV commercials for the Royal Mail in the UK (using the slogan "I Saw This And Thought Of You") between 1996 and 2003
• HBO's Real Sex Series

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In the decade after his death, the popularity of Pérez Prado's music was on the rise again. CD reissues of Prado's RCA recordings continue to sell steadily. The exciting "Guaglione" almost made it to the top of the charts in the UK in the summer of 1995 following its use in the Guinness television commercial Anticipation. "Mambo No. 5" was featured in another Guinness commercial in 1999 (the same year Lou Bega took his cover version of that same song to the top of the UK charts). See also: 1995 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1995 Record labels established in 1995 January 1 - Debut album Sixteen Stone by Bush hits #4 on the Billboard 200 a post grunge success January 18 - Jerry Garcia wrecks his rented BMW into a guard rail near Mill Valley, California. ... Guinness logo Guinness is Good for You — Irish language advertisement. ... Anticipation is an award-winning Irish advertisement launched by Diageo in 1994 to promote Guinness-brand draught stout. ... David Lubega (aka Lou Bega) (born April 13, 1975 in Munich, Germany) is a Latin-pop musician famous for his song Mambo No. ...

The soundtrack to the 1999 movie Office Space features two of his performances, "Mambo No. 8" and "The Peanut Vendor." [2] Office Space is an American comedy film written and directed by Mike Judge. ...

The soundtrack to the 2004 movie Diarios de Motocicleta features Perez Prado's "Que Rico el Mambo", more commonly known as "Mambo Jambo". Map of Guevaras trip with Alberto Granado. ...

List of popular songs

• Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White
• A Go Go Mambo
• Concierto para Bongo
• Fantasia
• Ballin' The Jack
• Guaglione
• Que Rico Mambo
• Mambo #5
• Mambo #8
• Mambo del Politécnico
• Peanut Vendor
• Dengue Universitario
• The High And Mighty
• Tomando Cafe
• La Niña Popoff
• Patricia
• Mambo en Sax
• Mambo a la Kenton
• Mambo del Ruletero
• Mambo en trompeta.
• Marylin Monroe Mambo
• Lupita
• Claudia
• La Chula Linda

References

• Perez Prado Mambo Home Page

See also

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External links

• Perez Prado at the Internet Movie Database
• Perez Prado discography at MusicBrainz
• Perez Prado at Allmusic