Xavier Cugat topic
Also known as
- Francesc d'Asís Xavier Cugat Mingall de Bru i Deulofeu,
- Xaviar Cugat,
- Xavier Cugat & His Orchestra,
- Xavier Cugat Y Su Orquesta,
- Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra
Xavier Cugat, born Francisco d'Asís Javier Cugat Mingall de Bru y Deleufo (1 January 1900 – 27 October 1990) was a Catalan-Cuba-American bandleader who spent his formative years in Havana, Cuba. A trained violinist and arranger, he was a key personality in the spread of Latin music in United States popular music. He was also a brilliant cartoonist and a successful businessman. His was the resident orchestra at the New York Waldorf Astoria, both before and after WWII.
Cugat was born in Girona,...
full article at wikipedia
| Gender |
| Date of birth |
- Jan 1, 1900
| Place of birth |
| Country of nationality |
| Profession |
| Religion |
| Ethnicity |
| Parents |
| Children |
| Siblings |
| Spouse (or domestic partner) |
|
spouse
|
from
|
to
|
|---|---|---|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Employment history |
|
employer
|
title
|
|---|---|
| Education |
| Height |
| Weight |
| Quotations |
| Places lived |
| Date of death |
- Oct 27, 1990
| Place of death |
| Cause of death |
| Date of cremation |
| Place of cremation |
| Date of burial |
| Place of burial |
| Film performances |
| Film dubbing performances |
| Film music credits |
|
film
|
initial release date
|
|---|---|
|
|
With the exception of Wikipedia summaries and some images the
content on this page is typically distributed under
the Creative Commons
Attribution license or Public Domain.
The original description for this topic was automatically generated from the Wikipedia article "Xavier Cugat" licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License .
The album, artist, and track information originated from the MusicBrainz page entitled "Xavier Cugat." The information is Public Domain .
Last edited by foreign_name_bot Sep 11, 2008
View topic history »
| Gallery |