Person
Mongo Santamaría
- Specialty
- Acting
- Birth
- April 7, 1917 · 85 years
- Death
- February 1, 2003
- Origin
- Havana, Cuba
Technical Alias
Ramón "Mongo" Santamaría RodríguezRamón Santamaría Rodríguez
Professional Trajectory
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.
