Xavier Cugat
Birthday
1900/01/01
Day of death
1990/10/27 (90 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Girona, Catalonia, Spain
Also know as
Francisco de Asís Javier Cugat Mingall de Bru y Deulofeu, The Rumba King
Biography
Xavier Cugat was a catalan musician and bandleader, born in Spain (Girona, 1 January 1900 – Barcelona, 27 October 1990) who spent his formative years in Havana, Cuba. A trained violinist and arranger, he was a leading figure in the spread of Latin music. In New York City, he was the leader of the resident orchestra at the Waldorf–Astoria before and after World War II. He was also a cartoonist and a restaurateur. The personal papers of Xavier Cugat are preserved in the Biblioteca de Catalunya (Ba...Read more
Acting
(1949) Neptune's Daughter
as Xavier Cugat
(1948) On an Island with You
as Xavier Cugat
(1942) You Were Never Lovelier
as Xavier Cugat
(1944) Bathing Beauty
as Orchestra Leader
(1970) The Phynx
as Xavier Cugat
(1955) The Bachelor
as Xavier Cugat
(1945) Week-End at the Waldorf
as Xavier Cugat
(1948) A Date with Judy
as Xavier Cugat
(1946) Holiday in Mexico
as Xavier Cugat
(1944) Two Girls and a Sailor
as Xavier Cugat
(1969) The Monitors
as Bug for Culture
(1978) Nunca en horas de clase
as El presidente
(1955) Chicago Syndicate
as Benny Chico
(1947) This Time for Keeps
as ---
(1974) That's Entertainment!
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1984) A Rose in the Wind
as Xavier Cugat
(1943) Stage Door Canteen
as Xavier Cugat
(2016) Sex, Maracas & Chihuahuas
as Self - Musician (archive footage)
(1956) The Eddy Duchin Story
as Xavier Cugat (uncredited)
(1994) That's Entertainment! III
as (archive footage)
(1948) Luxury Liner
as Xavier Cugat
(1921) The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
as Violinist in Tango Bar Scene (uncredited)
(1930) The Lash
as Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
(1936) Go West Young Man
as Orchestra Leader
(1926) The Merry Widow
as Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
(1956) Donatella
as se stesso
(1949) Mighty Manhattan, New York's Wonder City
as Self
(1957) Susanna and Me
as Xavier Cugat
(1943) The Heat's On
as Xavier Cugat
(1950) The Colgate Comedy Hour
as Self
(1962) The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
(1950) Cavalcade of Bands
as ---
(1948) The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
(1956) The Steve Allen Show
as Self
(1957) Art Ford's Greenwich Village Party
as Self
(1956) The Steve Allen Show
as Self - Singer
(1950) What's My Line?
as Self