Mongo Santamaría

Acting

April 7, 1917 (Age 108) - February 1, 2003

Havana, Cuba

Biography

Ramón 'Mongo' Santamaría Rodríguez was a Cuban percussionist and bandleader who spent most of his career in the United States. Primarily a conga drummer, he was a leading figure in the pachanga and boogaloo dance crazes of the 1960s.

Actor Details

Birthday

April 7, 1917 (Age 108)

Place of Birth

Havana, Cuba

Known For

Acting

Movies

8.0

Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York

Self (archive footage)

2021

7.6

Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

Self - Performer (archive footage)