Artist: Mantovani
Author: José Norman
Label: Columbia
Year: 1936
Vocal: George Barclay. Jose Norman is an alias for Englishman Norman Henderson, "the man who introduced the rumba in England". Suddenly English bandleaders adopted the Spanish tinge. In that same vogue: Edmundo Ros and Roberto Inglez (who's real name was Robert English actually).
Covers:
Desi Arnaz & The King Sisters [Lucille Ball's husband in film of the same name]
Tito Puente [in film The Mambo Kings]
Jim Carrey [in film The Mask]
Song about a legendary Puerto Rican mambo dancer who grew up in the barrio, New York. Real name: Pedro Aguilar (1927-2009). He was the choreographer for film The Mambo Kings.
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