Acting
Dámaso Pérez Prado
Born 1916-12-11
Matanzas, Cuba
Department: Acting
Biography
Dámaso Pérez Prado (December 11, 1916 – September 14, 1989) was a Cuban bandleader, singer, organist, pianist and composer, who also made brief appearances in films. He is often referred to as the King of the Mambo.He became known and professionally billed as Pérez Prado, his paternal and maternal surnames respectively.
Known For
Prominent works featuring Dámaso Pérez Prado
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CITY THE ANIMATION
2025
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The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
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TV
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Cachitos de hierro y cromo
2013
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Movie
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Tivoli
1975
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Underwater!
1955
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Movie
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Victims of Sin
1951
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Dancing, salón de baile
1952
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Lost Love
1951
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El pecado de ser pobre
1950
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Movie
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El sexo de los pobres
1983
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (31 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | CITY THE ANIMATION | Music | TV Series | 2025 |
 | Nemanja Radulović & Electro Street at the Jacquemart-André Museum Paris sur Mesure | Original Music Composer | Movie | 2022 |
 | Cachitos de hierro y cromo | Self (archive footage) | TV Series | 2013 |
| Luis Buñuel: constructor de infiernos | Music | Movie | 1986 | |
 | El sexo de los pobres | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1983 |
| El sexo de los pobres | Music Director | Movie | 1983 |
 | A Fuego Lento | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1980 |
| A Fuego Lento | Music | Movie | 1980 |
 | Tivoli | Self | Movie | 1975 |
 | Stripping and Dying | Nick | Movie | 1968 |
 | El dengue del amor | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1965 |
 | Punto y banca | Music | Movie | 1961 |
 | Locos por la televisión | Self | Movie | 1958 |
 | Música y dinero | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1958 |
 | Cha-Cha-Cha Boom! | Perez Prado | Movie | 1956 |
 | Underwater! | Perez Prado | Movie | 1955 |
 | De ranchero a empresario | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1954 |
 | Las zapatillas coloradas | Music | Movie | 1952 |
 | ¡Qué rico el mambo! | Music | Movie | 1952 |
 | Dancing, salón de baile | Dámaso Pérez Prado (uncredited) | Movie | 1952 |
 | From Can-Can to Mambo | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1951 |
 | Lost Love | Dámaso Pérez Prado | Movie | 1951 |
| Lost Love | Orchestrator | Movie | 1951 |
 | Serenata en Acapulco | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1951 |
 | Victims of Sin | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1951 |
| Victims of Sin | Musician | Movie | 1951 |
 | El pecado de ser pobre | Self | Movie | 1950 |
| El pecado de ser pobre | Music Arranger | Movie | 1950 |
 | To the Sound of the Mambo | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1950 |
 | Perdida | Music Arranger | Movie | 1950 |
 | The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | TV Series | 1948 |