Va venir al món amb un pa sota del braç, en el seu cas un violí. El petit Xavier, nascut a Girona però emigrat amb cinc anys a Cuba amb la seva família (el seu pare era republicà) va quedar fascinat ...
Xavier Cugat was such a big hit during his first visit here, timed with the Manila International Fair in 1952, that in less than a year he was back. Filipinos loved the music of Cugat and his ...
Eduardo Vilaro’s “CUGAT!” is a surefire hit, a thrill ride through Latin dance and a high-octane tribute to bandleader Xavier Cugat. Unveiled by Vilaro’s Luna Negra Dance Theater over the weekend, ...
From Cuba to the Catskills, the mid-20th century saw the rise of an improbable partnership between American Jews and the mambo. And with its popularity, a Yiddish-inspired term entered the lexicon to ...
NEW YORK — Augie Rodriguez, half of Augie and Margo, the husband-and-wife team who at midcentury helped turn mambo from a sultry social dance into a dazzling public entertainment, died July 18 in ...
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