Xavier Cugat

Xavier Cugat (; ; 1 January 1900 – 27 October 1990) was a Spanish-born Cuban-American musician and bandleader. He was known for helping spread Latin music in the United States. He became known as the "Rumba King." 

Cugat made some movie appearances such as in  In Gay Madrid (1930), Go West, Young Man (1936) with Mae West, You Were Never Lovelier (1942), Week-End at the Waldorf (1945), Holiday in Mexico (1946), A Date with Judy (1948), and Chicago Syndicate (1955).

Cugat died on 27 October 1990 at a hospital in Barcelona, Spain from heart failure at the age of 90.

References

Other websites

 Personal papers of Xavier Cugat, Biblioteca de Catalunya; accessed 8 November 2015
 Xavier Cugat recordings at the Discography of American Historical Recordings.
 Movie scene "Jungle Rhumba" from the film Neptune's Daughter (1949), featuring "Casa Cugat" and Cugat's orchestra. (Youtube video)
 Biographical film Sex, Maracas, and Chihuahuas (2016, 1 hr 27 m, Spanish) (Youtube video)
 A brief interview with Cugat in 1986 in Catalan. (Youtube video)
 Autobiography: "Rumba is my Life" (1948). (Archive.org)
  Autobiography: "Yo Cugat" (1981) in Spanish. (Archive.org)
 Xavier Cugat fan site.

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