Mongo Santamaría
Personal information
- Known for
- Acting
- Known credits
- 3
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- April 7, 1917
- Died
- February 1, 2003
- Place of birth
- Havana, Cuba
- Also known as
- Ramón "Mongo" Santamaría RodríguezRamón Santamaría Rodríguez
Biography
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.
