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Xavier Cugat (Catalan: [ʃəβiˈe kuˈɣat]; 1 January 1900 – 27 October 1990) was a Spanish musician and bandleader who spent his formative years in Havana, Cuba. A trained violinist and arranger, he was a leading figure in the spread of Latin music.
Xavier Cugat (born Jan. 1, 1900, Barcelona, Spain—died Oct. 27, 1990, Barcelona) was a bandleader who introduced Latin American dance music to wide audiences in the United States. Cugat proved a violin prodigy while growing up in Havana , Cuba, earned enough money to finance his family’s move to Brooklyn, N.Y., and accompanied tenor Enrico ...
Xavier Cugat. Jump to Edit. Overview. Born. January 1, 1900 · Girona, Girona, Catalonia, Spain. Died. October 27, 1990 · Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain (heart failure) Birth name. Francisco de Asís Javier Cugat Mingall de Bru y Deulofeu. Nicknames. The Rumba King. Cugie. Mini Bio.
Oct 28, 1990 · Xavier Cugat, the popular Spanish-born bandleader who introduced many Latin American rhythms to North American audiences, died of heart failure yesterday at the Quiron Clinic in Barcelona, Spain, his doctors said in a statement issued there. He was 90 years old.
Actor. Music Department. Composer. IMDbPro Starmeter See rank. Born in Spain, Xavier Cugat's family moved to Havana, Cuba, when he was three. Always musically inclined, he packed up and moved to Los Angeles, where he worked as a cartoonist for the Los Angeles Times newspaper during the day and labored to put together a band at night.
Oct 28, 1990 · Bandleader Xavier Cugat, who began playing in a symphony orchestra at the age of 10 and went on to become known as the “Rumba King” of the 1930s and ‘40s, died Saturday in Spain. He was 90....
Oct 28, 1990 · Xavier Cugat, the popular Spanish-born bandleader who introduced many Latin American rhythms to North American audiences, died of heart failure yesterday at the Quiron Clinic in Barcelona,...
