Xavier Cugat
E791947
Xavier Cugat was a Spanish-Cuban bandleader and violinist famed for popularizing Latin dance music in the United States during the mid-20th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Xavier Cugat canonical | 5 |
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bandleader
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composer ⓘ human ⓘ violinist ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1980 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1920 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | The Rumba King NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearedIn |
A Date with Judy
NERFINISHED
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Bathing Beauty NERFINISHED ⓘ Holiday in Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ You Were Never Lovelier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Abbe Lane
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Charo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Francisco de Asís Javier Cugat Mingall de Bru y Deulofeu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Cementiri de Sant Andreu, Barcelona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship |
Cuba
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spain ⓘ United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Spain ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1900-01-01 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1990-10-27 ⓘ |
| emigratedTo |
Cuba
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| familyName | Cugat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Latin music
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bolero ⓘ mambo ⓘ rumba ⓘ tango ⓘ |
| givenName |
Francisco
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Javier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrument | violin ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ |
| marriageCount | 5 ⓘ |
| movement | Big band NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Xavier Cugat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | popularizing Latin dance music in the United States ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Babalu (recording)
NERFINISHED
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Brazil (recording) NERFINISHED ⓘ Perfidia (arrangement) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
arranger
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bandleader ⓘ cartoonist ⓘ composer ⓘ violinist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Girona, Catalonia, Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| position | leader of the resident orchestra at the Waldorf–Astoria Hotel ⓘ |
| spouse |
Abbe Lane
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Carmen Castillo NERFINISHED ⓘ Charo NERFINISHED ⓘ Lorraine Allen NERFINISHED ⓘ Rita Montaner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedAt | Waldorf–Astoria Hotel, New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.