Andy Russell
Birthday
1919/09/16
Day of death
1992/04/16 (72 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, California, USA
Also know as
Andrés Rábago, The Dream Wizard
Biography
Andy Russell (September 16, 1919-April 16, 1992) was an American popular vocalist, specializing in traditional pop and Latin music. He was born Andrés Rabago Pérez in the Boyle Heights area of East Los Angeles. He was one of ten children (eight boys, two girls) born to parents who were Mexican immigrants of Spanish descent. Already as a teenager he had begun to perform as a vocalist and drummer with a local band headed by Don Ramon Cruz. In the early forties he Anglicized his name (Andy was obv...Read more
Acting
(1946) Make Mine Music
as Self (voice)
(1947) Copacabana
as Andy Russell
(1945) The Stork Club
as Jim Jones
(1966) The Dream Wizard
as The Dream Wizard (voice)
(1956) Spring in the Heart
as Andrés Valdés
(1955) ¡Qué bravas son las costeñas!
as Tony López
(1956) ¡Viva la juventud!
as Pancho Andreú
(1946) Breakfast in Hollywood
as Andy Russell - Singer
(1959) Vístete Cristina
as ---
(2002) The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema
as ---
(1950) Your Show of Shows
as ---
(1950) Andy And Della Russell
as ---
(1957) Tonight Starring Jack Paar
as Self