Birthplace: Spain
Profession: Musician
About Xavier Cugat: Latin bandleader, popular from the 1930s-1950sDid You Know: I helped popularize Latin music in America. Astrological Sign: Capricorn Associated with: In 1941, my Orchestra and I recorded the hit song 'Babalu,' and earlier that year a new Spanish music sensation was born in Madrid by the name of Placido Domingo. |