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Mongo Santamaria(1917-2003)

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Mongo Santamaria was born on 7 April 1917 in Havana, Cuba. He was an actor, known for Out of Sight (1998), Soul Kitchen (2009) and One Night in Miami... (2020). He died on 1 February 2003 in Miami, Florida, USA.
BornApril 7, 1917
DiedFebruary 1, 2003(85)
BornApril 7, 1917
DiedFebruary 1, 2003(85)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win & 6 nominations

Known for

George Clooney and Jennifer Lopez in Out of Sight (1998)
Out of Sight
7.0
  • Soundtrack("Watermelon Man")
  • 1998
Moritz Bleibtreu, Adam Bousdoukos, Birol Ünel, Pheline Roggan, and Anna Bederke in Soul Kitchen (2009)
Soul Kitchen
7.2
  • Soundtrack("Get the Money")
  • 2009
Aldis Hodge, Leslie Odom Jr., Eli Goree, and Kingsley Ben-Adir in One Night in Miami... (2020)
One Night in Miami...
7.1
  • Soundtrack("Canta Bajo")
  • 2020
McFarland, USA (2015)
McFarland, USA
7.4
  • Soundtrack("Watermelon Man")
  • 2015

Credits

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Actor

  • Made in Paris (1966)
    Made in Paris
    • Mongo Santamaria
    • 1966
  • Buddy Bregman, Gus Backus, Charlie Barnet, Fats Domino, Gogi Grant, Harry James, Joe Lopes, Andra Martin, Freddy Martin, Howard Miller, Harry Mills, Herbert Mills, John Mills, Russ Morgan, William Reynolds, George Shearing, David Somerville, Jeri Southern, Cal Tjader, The Del Vikings, The Lancers, The Diamonds, and The Bill Thompson Singers in The Big Beat (1958)
    The Big Beat
    • Modern Mambo Quintet Member
    • 1958

Music Department

  • First Look (1988)
    First Look
    • piece by
    • 1988

Soundtrack

  • Desi Arnaz and Lucie Arnaz in Lucy and Desi (2022)
    Lucy and Desi
    • performer: "Bésame"
    • writer: "Bésame"
    • 2022
  • Mavis Staples in Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (2021)
    Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
    • performer: "Watermelon Man", "Afro-Blue", "Cloud Nine"
    • writer: "Afro-Blue"
    • 2021
  • Aldis Hodge, Leslie Odom Jr., Eli Goree, and Kingsley Ben-Adir in One Night in Miami... (2020)
    One Night in Miami...
    • performer: "Canta Bajo"
    • 2020
  • Jessica Biel, Patrick Wilson, and Haley Bennett in A Kind of Murder (2016)
    A Kind of Murder
    • performer: "Ja, Ja-Ja"
    • 2016
  • Jennifer Ehle, Greg Kinnear, Paulina García, Theo Taplitz, and Michael Barbieri in Little Men (2016)
    Little Men
    • performer: "Dulce Sueño"
    • 2016
  • McFarland, USA (2015)
    McFarland, USA
    • performer: "Watermelon Man"
    • 2015
  • Mathéo Boisselier in Nicholas on Holiday (2014)
    Nicholas on Holiday
    • performer: "Watermelon Man"
    • 2014
  • Emily Browning, Michael Cera, Juno Temple, and Catalina Sandino Moreno in Magic Magic (2013)
    Magic Magic
    • performer: "Dulce Sueño"
    • 2013
  • Moritz Bleibtreu, Adam Bousdoukos, Birol Ünel, Pheline Roggan, and Anna Bederke in Soul Kitchen (2009)
    Soul Kitchen
    • performer: "Get the Money"
    • 2009
  • Gabrielle Anwar, Bruce Campbell, and Jeffrey Donovan in Burn Notice (2007)
    Burn Notice
    • performer: "Linda Guajira" (uncredited)
    • TV Series
    • 2009
  • Scarface: The World Is Yours (2006)
    Scarface: The World Is Yours
    • performer: "We Got Latin Soul"
    • Video Game
    • 2006
  • Amanda Peet, Matthew Perry, Steven Weber, Sarah Paulson, Timothy Busfield, D.L. Hughley, Bradley Whitford, and Nate Corddry in Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (2006)
    Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
    • performer: "Hippo Walk"
    • TV Series
    • 2006
  • Idol (2002)
    Idol
    • writer: "Cariño"
    • TV Series
    • 2005
  • Eros (2004)
    Eros
    • performer: "Tito On Timbales"
    • 2004
  • Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002)
    Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
    • writer: "Me & You Baby (Picao Y Tostao)" ("Mama Papa Tu", "Me & You Baby (Picao Y Tostao)", uncredited)
    • Video Game
    • 2002

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Mongo Santamaría
  • Born
    • April 7, 1917
    • Havana, Cuba
  • Died
    • February 1, 2003
    • Miami, Florida, USA(stroke)
  • Spouse
    • ?(6 children)
  • Children
      Nancy Anderson
  • Relatives
      Alice Valdaz(Sibling)
  • Other works
    Single: "Watermelon Man" / "Don't Bother Me No More" (Battle Records)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume 7, 2003-2005, pages 492-494. Farmington Hills, MI: Thomson Gale, 2007.
  • Trademark
      He always played the conga drums with his fingers wrapped in leather
  • Nickname
    • Mongo

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