Dámaso Pérez Prado

Acting

Dámaso Pérez Prado

Born 1916-12-11 · Matanzas, Cuba

Dámaso Pérez Prado (December 11, 1916 – September 14, 1989) was a Cuban bandleader, singer, organist, pianist and composer, who also made brief appearances in films. He is often referred to as the King of the Mambo.He became known and professionally billed as Pérez Prado, his paternal and maternal surnames respectively.

Acting credits

Tivoli poster
7.0

While trying to save the famous Tivoli burlesque theater, the participants uncover a web of commercial corruption.

Tivoli

1975

Dancing, salón de baile poster
5.5

Some thieves confront the detectives who surprise them while robbing a factory, but manage to escape.

Dancing, salón de baile

1952

Lost Love poster
5.0

Ernesto, a composer, is madly in love with Amalia. He decides to help her pay the rent and wants her to start singing at the cabaret where he works, but she ends up falling in love with another man.

Lost Love

1951

Underwater! poster
5.5

Two scuba divers find a shipwreck which may contain undiscovered treasure, however, their attempt to salvage it is threatened by scavengers.

Underwater!

1955

El pecado de ser pobre poster
6.7

Ex-con rebuilds his life after being discharged from prison.

El pecado de ser pobre

1950

Victims of Sin poster
7.0

A nightclub performer decides to raise the baby boy she found abandoned in a trash can, putting her job and social life in jeopardy.

Victims of Sin

1951

Cha-Cha-Cha Boom! poster
9.5

A programmer with a Latin American beat.

Cha-Cha-Cha Boom!

1956

El sexo de los pobres poster
4.4

Courtroom drama focused on the background of a man accused of rape.

El sexo de los pobres

1983

To the Sound of the Mambo poster
6.4

A fun musical comedy style of the 50s where the infectious rhythm of the son and the mambo, led by the hand by the incomparable Damaso Perez Prado, will a waste of good music and grace. With a formidable cast, and above all a fabulous collector's item.

To the Sound of the Mambo

1950

El dengue del amor poster
5.5

Dancing fanatic weasels his way into Perez Prado's entourage as a personal assistant.

El dengue del amor

1965

A Fuego Lento poster
5.7

In the film "A fuego lento," Guadalupe Palma, a dancer and part-time prostitute, finds herself at the center of a suspenseful and enigmatic story, inadvertently setting off a chaotic pursuit by various factions, including ruthless gangsters. Her impoverished musician boyfriend, Óscar, becomes entangled in the intrigue, resulting in a unique cinematic experience with minimal dialogue.

A Fuego Lento

1980

Serenata en Acapulco poster
6.5

Three broke-ass promoters ingratiate themselves with the owners of a hotel aand a rich guest, all with an eye toward putting on a show.

Serenata en Acapulco

1951

Stripping and Dying poster
6.0

A sex killer is on the loose.

Stripping and Dying

1968

From Can-Can to Mambo poster
6.3

Young man convinces his conservative uncle that trendy modern stuff is fun.

From Can-Can to Mambo

1951

Locos por la televisión poster
5.8

Nightclub owners try to scrape up enough money to sponsor a variety show on TV to publicize their artists and their venue.

Locos por la televisión

1958

Música y dinero poster
6.0

Restaurant/nightclub is sinking into bankruptcy and management team pull wacky shit to try to get back on their feet.

Música y dinero

1958

De ranchero a empresario poster
5.3

Ranch-owner visits the big city to help his brother launch a theatrical venture.

De ranchero a empresario

1954