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Perez Prado vinyl records

9 albums with 179 vinyl pressings between them. Open an album to see all its pressings and how to spot the first one.

Dámaso Pérez Prado. Cuban naturalized Mexican, bandleader, singer, organist, pianist and composer, born December 11, 1916 in Matanzas, Cuba, died September 14, 1989 in Mexico City, Mexico. Brother of Pantaleón Perez Prado. Perez Prado is often referred to as the 'King of the Mambo'. He studied classical piano in his early childhood, and later played organ and piano in local clubs. For a time, he was pianist and arranger for , Cuba's best-known musical group. He also worked with casino orchestras in Havana for most of the 1940s, gaining the nick-name "El Cara de Foca" ("Seal Face"). In 1948 he moved to Mexico to form his own band and record for RCA Victor.