Cuban Pete (film)
Cuban Pete is a 1946 black-and-white musical comedy film released in the United States.
It was directed by Jean Yarbrough and starred the Cuban-born actor and musician Desi Arnaz.
The film with a simple comedy plot contains many numbers of Cuban music and dance, including the song "Cuban Pete" by Joseph Norman.
It was used in:
Semum
Semum is a 2008 Turkish horror film produced, written and directed by Hasan Karacadağ which reportedly recounts the true story of a woman who lives in İzmir, Turkey.
Pedro Aguilar
Pedro" Cuban Pete" Aguilar( June 14, 1927 – January 13, 2009) was named" the greatest Mambo dancer ever" by" Life" magazine and the legendary Tito Puente.
Pedro Aguilar was nicknamed" Cuban Pete" and.
Aguilar was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
He took tap- dance training in childhood and had an early career in boxing.
He then transitioned to dance; creating a rhythmically complex, visually arresting dancing style that electrified audiences.
By his own count he invented 100 signature foot, torso and hand movements with names like the Porpoise, the Shimmy Shimmy and the Prayer.
His nickname," Cuban Pete," was conferred on him, in 1949, at the famous Palladium dance hall in New York City, in reference to the classic mambo song" Cuban Pete" by Desi Arnaz.
The moniker was endorsed by Arnaz himself.
In the 1950s, Aguilar and his partner Millie Donay appeared at a British command performance before the Queen.
They also danced at the White House; for President Dwight Eisenhower and later for President Lyndon Johnson.
Aguilar also appeared on the popular Jackie Gleason Show.
Aguilar won numerous prizes in Latin dancing during the Mambo era, together with his dance partner Millie Donay.
He is a recipient of many prestigious awards for his work, and is the only Latin dancer recognized in the Latin Jazz exhibit at the Smithsonian Institution.
Aguilar made a career as a dancer, teacher and choreographer.
He also worked for Warner Brothers in Los Angeles for many years.
As a consultant on the 1992 film" The Mambo Kings", he taught Antonio Banderas and Armand Assante to mambo, and can be seen in several of the dance scenes.
In 2000, he collaborated with Edward Villella on the ballet “ Mambo No. 2 a.m., ” which had its premiere with the Miami City Ballet.
In 2002, a documentary," The Lucky Man"( also entitled Game Boys) by German film- maker Dieter Weihl, featuring Aguilar, premiered at The Tiburon International Film Festival.
Barbara Craddock was his last dance partner( since 1998) and manager.
Aguilar and Craddock were both inducted in the International Latin Music Hall of Fame.
On November 14, 2007, it was announced they were the recipients of the Latin Jazz USA Lifetime Achievement Awards at the 2007/08 Ms. Latina International Pageant, with the presentation on December 22, 2007 at the Manuel Artime Theater in Miami, Florida.
They were the first Latin dancers to receive this award.
He died January 13, 2009, from heart failure at Sinai Plaza Rehabilitation& Nursing Center, Miami, Florida.
Aguilar is survived by his daughters Denise Gerard and Petrina Aguilar, son Sean P. Aguilar, granddaughter Gina Gerard and grandson Noah.
Cuban Pete
Cuban Pete may refer to one of the following:
Mr. Right (2009 film)
Mr. Right is a 2009 British film directed by David Morris and Jacqui Morris.
The jointly- made gay- themed film is the debut for both directors.
List of Uruguayan films
A list of films produced in Uruguay.
Jean Yarbrough
Jean Yarbrough (August 22, 1901 – August 2, 1975) was an American film director.
List of Turkmenistan films
A list of films produced in Turkmenistan.
Hasan Karacadağ
Hasan Karacadağ (born 20 October 1976) is a Turkish film director.
He directed more than twelve films since 1999.
He was the director that introduced Djins into Turkish cinema.
Mr. Right (2009 film)
Mr. Right is a 2009 British film directed by David Morris and Jacqui Morris.
The jointly- made gay- themed film is the debut for both directors.

Question: Do both directors of films Cuban Pete (Film) and Semum have the same nationality?
Answer: no