Xavier Cugat

Xavier Cugat
Xavier Cugat in New York City about 1946
Born
Francesc d'Assís Xavier Cugat Mingall de Bru i Deulofeu,

(1900-01-01)1 January 1900
Girona, Catalonia, Spain
Died27 October 1990(1990-10-27) (aged 90)
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Cause of deathHeart failure
Resting placeCementeri de Girona, Girona, Catalonia, Spain
Occupations
  • Musician
  • singer
  • actor
  • director
  • screenwriter
  • bandleader
Years active1925–1970
Spouses
Carmen Castillo
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(m. 1929; div. 1946)​
Lorraine Allen
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(m. 1947; div. 1952)​
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(m. 1952; div. 1963)​
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(m. 1966; div. 1978)​
RelativesFrancis Cugat (brother)
AwardsCreu de Sant Jordi (1990)

Xavier Cugat (/ˈzeɪviər kuːɡɑːt/; ca; 1 January 1900 – 27 October 1990) was a Spanish-born Cuban-American musician and bandleader. He was known for helping spread Latin music in the United States. He became known as the "Rumba King."[1][2][3]

Cugat made some movie appearances such as in In Gay Madrid (1930), Go West, Young Man (1936) with Mae West, You Were Never Lovelier (1942), Week-End at the Waldorf (1945), Holiday in Mexico (1946), A Date with Judy (1948), and Chicago Syndicate (1955).

Cugat died on 27 October 1990 at a hospital in Barcelona, Spain from heart failure at the age of 90.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Cineastes i gent de cinema Xavier Cugat" (in Catalan). www.pedresdegirona.com. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  2. ↑ "Xavier Cugat, de Girona al Estrellato" (in Spanish). barcelonaenhorasdeoficina.com. 6 October 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  3. ↑ "Bandleader Xavier Cugat, 'Rumba King,' Dies at 90". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on November 20, 2015. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Xavier Cugat, 90, band leader". Tampa Bay Times. 28 October 1990. Retrieved 26 June 2025.

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