Xavier Cugat

Personal Info

Birthday

January 1, 1900

Day of Death

1990-10-27

(90 years old)

Place of Birth

Girona, Catalonia, Spain

Also Known As

Francisco de Asís Javier Cugat Mingall de Bru y Deulofeu

The Rumba King

Xavier Cugat

Biography

Xavier Cugat was a catalan musician and bandleader, born in Spain (Girona, 1 January 1900 – Barcelona, 27 October 1990) who spent his formative years in Havana, Cuba. A trained violinist and arranger, he was a leading figure in the spread of Latin music.

In New York City, he was the leader of the resident orchestra at the Waldorf–Astoria before and after World War II. He was also a cartoonist and a restaurateur. The personal papers of Xavier Cugat are preserved in the Biblioteca de Catalunya (Barcelona).

Known For

The Eddy Duchin Story

Bathing Beauty

That's Entertainment!

A Date with Judy

You Were Never Lovelier

Stage Door Canteen

That's Entertainment! III

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

Filmography

2016
Sex, Maracas & Chihuahuas
as Self - Musician (archive footage)
1994
That's Entertainment! III
as (archive footage)
1984
A Rose in the Wind
as Xavier Cugat
1978
Nunca en horas de clase
as El presidente
1974
That's Entertainment!
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
1970
The Phynx
as Xavier Cugat
1969
The Monitors
as Bug for Culture
1957
Susanna and Me
as Xavier Cugat
1956
Donatella
as se stesso
The Eddy Duchin Story
as Xavier Cugat (uncredited)
1955
The Bachelor
as Xavier Cugat
Chicago Syndicate
as Benny Chico
1949
Mighty Manhattan, New York's Wonder City
as Self
Neptune's Daughter
as Xavier Cugat
1948
Luxury Liner
as Xavier Cugat
A Date with Judy
as Xavier Cugat
On an Island with You
as Xavier Cugat
1946
Holiday in Mexico
as Xavier Cugat
1945
Week-End at the Waldorf
as Xavier Cugat
1944
Bathing Beauty
as Orchestra Leader
Two Girls and a Sailor
as Xavier Cugat
1943
The Heat's On
as Xavier Cugat
Stage Door Canteen
as Xavier Cugat
1942
You Were Never Lovelier
as Xavier Cugat
1936
Go West Young Man
as Orchestra Leader
1930
The Lash
as Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
1926
The Merry Widow
as Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
1921
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
as Violinist in Tango Bar Scene (uncredited)