Perez Prado

Dámaso Pérez Prado was a Cuban bandleader, pianist, composer and arranger who popularized the mambo in the 1950s. His big band adaptation of the danzón-mambo proved to be a worldwide success with hits such as "Mambo No. 5", earning him the nickname "The King of the Mambo".

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Who was born first?

• Perez Prado and Svend Asmussen were born the same year
• Perez Prado and Harry James were born the same year
• Perez Prado and Ray Conniff were born the same year
• Perez Prado and Consuelo Velázquez were born the same year
• Perez Prado and Alberto Ginastera were born the same year

Timeline

1. Alberto GinasteraApril 11, 1916 – June 25, 1983
2. Consuelo VelázquezAugust 29, 1916 – January 22, 2005
3. Harry JamesMarch 15, 1916 – July 5, 1983
4. Perez Prado (this page)December 11, 1916 – September 14, 1989
5. Ray ConniffNovember 6, 1916 – October 12, 2002
6. Svend AsmussenFebruary 28, 1916 – February 7, 2017

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